Proto-Indo-European


Pro·to-In·do-Eur·o·pe·an

P0616900 (prō′tō-ĭn′dō-yo͝or′ə-pē′ən) Abbr. PIEn. The reconstructed language that was the ancestor of the Indo-European languages.adj. Of, relating to, or being Proto-Indo-European or one of its reconstructed linguistic features.

Proto-Indo-European

n (Languages) the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages

Pro•to-In•do-Eu•ro•pe•an

(ˈproʊ toʊˌɪn doʊˌyʊər əˈpi ən)

n. the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages.