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Proto-Mon-Khmer

Proto-Mon-Khmer proper noun: the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of the Mon-Khmer language group, which includes Khmer and Vietnamese.

Proper noun

Proto-Mon-Khmer

  1. (uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of the Mon-Khmer language group, which includes Khmer and Vietnamese.

Origin of Proto-Mon-Khmer

From proto- + Mon-Khmer.

Questions about Proto-Mon-Khmer

What does Proto-Mon-Khmer mean?
Proto-Mon-Khmer means the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of the Mon-Khmer language group, which includes Khmer and Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Proto-Mon-Khmer?
Proto-Mon-Khmer is a proper noun.

Words near Proto-Mon-Khmer in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Mediterranean
  2. proto-Mercury
  3. proto-metal
  4. proto-metallic
  5. proto-metals
  6. Proto-Mon-Khmer
  7. Proto-Mongolic
  8. Proto-Mongoloid
  9. Proto-Monic
  10. proto-Moon
  11. Proto-Mordvinic

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