English

Proper noun

Proto-Indo-Iranian

1. (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Indo-Aryan languages, the Iranian languages, the Dardic languages and the Nuristani languages.

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Noun

Proto-Indo-Iranian ‎(countable and uncountable, plural Proto-Indo-Iranians)

1. (anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language.

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Adjective

Proto-Indo-Iranian ‎(not comparable)

1. (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it.

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Related terms

• Indo-European language family
• Proto-Indo-European language

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Proto-Indo-Iranian terms