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Proto-Mayan

Proto-Mayan proper noun: the hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.

Proper noun

Proto-Mayan

  1. The hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.

Origin of Proto-Mayan

From proto- + Mayan.

Questions about Proto-Mayan

What does Proto-Mayan mean?
Proto-Mayan means the hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.
What part of speech is Proto-Mayan?
Proto-Mayan is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Mayan in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
  2. Proto-Malays
  3. proto-manganese
  4. proto-Mars
  5. proto-matter
  6. Proto-Mayan
  7. Proto-Mediterranean
  8. proto-Mercury
  9. proto-metal
  10. proto-metallic
  11. proto-metals

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