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Proto-Malayic

Proto-Malayic proper noun: a proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayic languages.

Proper noun

Proto-Malayic

  1. A proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayic languages.

Adjective

Proto-Malayic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the aforementioned proto-language.

Proto-Malayic meaning in Indonesian

Proto-Malayic in Indonesian

Of or pertaining to the Malayic proto-language
Proto-Melayik

Origin of Proto-Malayic

From proto- + Malayic.

Questions about Proto-Malayic

What does Proto-Malayic mean?
Proto-Malayic means a proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayic languages.
What is Proto-Malayic in Indonesian?
Proto-Malayic in Indonesian is Proto-Melayik. See Proto-Malayic meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Proto-Malayic?
Proto-Malayic can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Proto-Malayic in the dictionary

  1. proto-language
  2. proto-languages
  3. proto-Macro-Somali
  4. proto-magnesium
  5. Proto-Malay
  6. Proto-Malayic
  7. Proto-Malayo-Chamic
  8. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
  9. Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
  10. Proto-Malays
  11. proto-manganese

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Proto-Malayic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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