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Proto-Eskimo

Proto-Eskimo proper noun: hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Eskimo languages, including Yupik and Inuit.

Proper noun

Proto-Eskimo

  1. Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Eskimo languages, including Yupik and Inuit.

Questions about Proto-Eskimo

What does Proto-Eskimo mean?
Proto-Eskimo means hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Eskimo languages, including Yupik and Inuit.
What part of speech is Proto-Eskimo?
Proto-Eskimo is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Eskimo in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Edoid
  2. proto-emotion
  3. proto-emotions
  4. proto-epic
  5. proto-epics
  6. Proto-Eskimo
  7. proto-fascist
  8. proto-fascists
  9. Proto-Finnic
  10. Proto-Finno-Ugric
  11. proto-forester

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