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Proto-Yeniseian

Proto-Yeniseian proper noun: the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.

Proper noun

Proto-Yeniseian

  1. (uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.

Noun

Proto-Yeniseian (plural Proto-Yeniseians)

  1. A person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseian language.

Adjective

Proto-Yeniseian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it.

Forms of Proto-Yeniseian

pluralProto-Yeniseians

Origin of Proto-Yeniseian

From proto- + Yeniseian.

Questions about Proto-Yeniseian

What does Proto-Yeniseian mean?
Proto-Yeniseian means the hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.
What part of speech is Proto-Yeniseian?
Proto-Yeniseian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Proto-Yeniseian in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Vietic
  2. Proto-Volta-Niger
  3. Proto-West Germanic
  4. Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian
  5. Proto-World
  6. Proto-Yeniseian
  7. Proto-Yeniseians
  8. Proto-Yukaghir
  9. protoacademic
  10. protoactinium
  11. protoadditive

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