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Proto-Finnic

Proto-Finnic proper noun: the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of the Finnic (Baltic-Finnic) languages. Usually written with the UPA transcription system.

Proper noun

Proto-Finnic

  1. (uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of the Finnic (Baltic-Finnic) languages. Usually written with the UPA transcription system.

Origin of Proto-Finnic

From proto- + Finnic.

Words that rhyme with Proto-Finnic

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Questions about Proto-Finnic

What does Proto-Finnic mean?
Proto-Finnic means the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of the Finnic (Baltic-Finnic) languages. Usually written with the UPA transcription system.
What part of speech is Proto-Finnic?
Proto-Finnic is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Finnic in the dictionary

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

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