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Proto-Dravidian

Proto-Dravidian proper noun: the hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages are descended.

Proper noun

Proto-Dravidian

  1. The hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages are descended.

Proto-Dravidian meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu

Proto-Dravidian in Hindi

Proto-Dravidian language
आदिम-द्रविड़ ādim-draviṛ

Proto-Dravidian in Tamil

Proto-Dravidian language
முதல்நிலைத் திராவிட மொழி mutalnilait tirāviṭa moḻi, புரோட்டோ திராவிடம் purōṭṭō tirāviṭam

Proto-Dravidian in Telugu

Proto-Dravidian language
మూలద్రావిడ mūladrāviḍa

Origin of Proto-Dravidian

From proto- + Dravidian.

Questions about Proto-Dravidian

What does Proto-Dravidian mean?
Proto-Dravidian means the hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages are descended.
What is Proto-Dravidian in Hindi?
Proto-Dravidian in Hindi is आदिम-द्रविड़ (ādim-draviṛ). See Proto-Dravidian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Proto-Dravidian?
Proto-Dravidian is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Dravidian in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Cushitic
  2. Proto-Czech
  3. Proto-Dene
  4. proto-differentiation
  5. proto-Doric
  6. Proto-Dravidian
  7. proto-Earth
  8. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  9. Proto-Eastern Polynesian
  10. Proto-Edoid
  11. proto-emotion

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