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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN

Proto-Indo-European play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proto-Indo-European is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Proto-Indo-European language

The Proto-Indo-European language is the linguistic reconstruction of a common ancestor of the Indo-European languages spoken by the Proto-Indo-Europeans. PIE was the first proposed proto-language to be widely accepted by linguists. Far more work has gone into reconstructing it than any other proto-language and it is by far the most well-understood of all proto-languages of its age. During the 19th century, the vast majority of linguistic work was devoted to reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European or its daughter proto-languages such as Proto-Germanic, and most of the current techniques of historical linguistics were developed as a result. Scholars estimate that PIE may have been spoken as a single language around 3500 BC, though estimates by different authorities can vary by more than a millennium. The most popular hypothesis for the origin and spread of the language is the Kurgan hypothesis, which postulates an origin in the Pontic-Caspian steppe of Eastern Europe. The existence of PIE was first postulated in the 18th century by Sir William Jones, who observed the similarities between Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, and Latin.

Definition of Proto-Indo-European in the English dictionary

The definition of Proto-Indo-European in the dictionary is the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN

Proto team
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Norse

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN

anti-European
Central European
cornopean
Cyclopean
East European
Eastern European
European
Euterpean
Indo-European
oedipean
pampean
Pan-European
pean
priapean
primitive Indo-European
pro-European
trappean

Synonyms and antonyms of Proto-Indo-European in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Proto-Indo-European» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Proto-Indo-European to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Proto-Indo-European from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Proto-Indo-European» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

原始印欧语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Proto - Indo - Europea
570 millions of speakers

English

Proto-Indo-European
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रोटो भारोपीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بروتو الهندو أوروبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Прото-индо - европейского
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Proto -Indo- Europeu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রোটো-ইন্দো-ইউরোপীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Proto-indo - européenne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proto-Indo-Eropah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Proto-Indo- Europäischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祖語インド·ヨーロッパ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프로토 - 인도 - 유럽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proto-Indo-European
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Proto - Indo- châu Âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரோட்டோ-இந்தோ-ஐரோப்பிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोटो-इंडो-युरोपियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Proto-Hint-Avrupa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Proto - Indo -European
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Proto -indoeuropejski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Прото - індо - європейського
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Proto-indo - european
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πρωτο - Ινδο - Ευρωπαϊκό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Proto- Indo- Europese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Proto - Indo - europeiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Proto - indoeuropeisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Proto-Indo-European

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Proto-Indo-European

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN»

Discover the use of Proto-Indo-European in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Proto-Indo-European and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the ...
This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago.
J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, 2006
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The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the ...
Our linguistic ancestors had used the wheel, were settled arable farmers, kept sheep and cattle, brewed beer, got married, made weapons, and had at least 27 verbs for the expression of strife.
J. P. Mallory, D. Q. Adams, 2006
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From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic : A Linguistic ...
This book describes the earliest reconstructable stages of the prehistory of English.
Donald Ringe, 2006
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The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic
In The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic, Nicholas Zair for the first time collects all the words from the Celtic languages which contained a laryngeal, and identifies the regular results of the laryngeals in each ...
Nicholas Zair, 2012
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Discusses the nature, origins, and development of language and lists the meanings and associated word for more than thirteen thousand Indo-European root words.
Calvert Watkins, 2000
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An Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Early ...
An Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Early Indo-European Languages is intended to supply the reader with what Oswald Szemerenyi has termed the "basic equipment" for any in-depth study of Indo-European: namely, some knowledge of ...
Joseph B. Voyles, Charles Michael Barrack, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture
The text also offers entries on selected archaeological cultures with some relationship to the origin and dispersal of Indo-European groups, and on some of the major issues of Indo-European cultural studies.
J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, 1997
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Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction
This book gives a comprehensive introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics.
Robert Stephen Paul Beekes, Michiel de Vaan, 2011
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Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction
This new edition contains illustrations and photographs of inscriptions illustrating the ancient writing systems, and enhanced and new coverage of dozens of languages.
Benjamin W. Fortson, IV, 2011
10
S-stem nouns and adjectives in Greek and ...
"In this book, the various s-stem formations of Greek are, for the first time, examined together.
Torsten Meissner, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Proto-Indo-European is used in the context of the following news items.
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Half of All Languages Come From This One Root Tongue. Here's …
They all descended from the same mother tongue: Anatolian, or more commonly Proto-Indo-European. In fact, there's about a 50 percent chance that any given ... «Smithsonian, Jun 15»
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Wish upon Ostara: Why I wish Ostara was called something else
The goddess may Eostre/Ostara derive from a Proto-Indo-European goddess of the dawn. According to 8th century monkn Bede, April was called ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
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Europe's Languages Were Carried From the East, DNA Shows
For decades, linguists have debated where proto-Indo-European, the mother of all Indo-European languages, was first spoken. Advocates of the "Anatolian ... «National Geographic, Mar 15»
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Corrections: February 26, 2015
An article on Tuesday about the identity and homeland of people who spoke proto-Indo-European, a precursor to many languages, including English, misstated ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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The Tangled Roots of English
Historical linguists can reconstruct many words of proto-Indo-European from their descendants. For example, there was probably a word “kwekwlos,” meaning ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Indo-European Languages Originated in Pontic-Caspian Steppe …
Proto-Indo-European was spoken around 4,500 BC in the Pontic-Caspian steppe – the steppeland stretching from Moldova and western Ukraine across the ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 15»
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Europeans share more language and genes with Asia than …
Proto-Indo-European came relatively late in the history of human languages, possibly 6,000 to 9,000 years ago. The original human language or languages may ... «Ancient Origins, Feb 15»
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Mysterious Indo-European homeland may have been in the steppes …
Researchers agree that they can probably all be traced back to one ancestral language, called Proto-Indo-European (PIE). But for nearly 20 years, scholars ... «Science AAAS, Feb 15»
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Today's Europeans Rooted in Ancient Migration From Russia
... would have allowed them to travel long distances. To hear what Proto-Indo-European would have sounded like, see "Telling Tales in Proto-Indo-European.". «Archaeology, Feb 15»
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The surprising origins of Europeans
Patterson said that linguistic evidence has tracked the ancestral language, called “late proto-Indo-European” to about 3,500 years ago in the Caucasus, among ... «Harvard Gazette, Dec 14»

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