Etymology

Proto-Finno-Ugric

Today it means: The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Finnic and Ugric languages. Usually written with the UPA-transcription system. Full definition →

English Finno-Ugric ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. EnglishFinno-
  9. EnglishUgric
  10. EnglishFinno-Ugric
  11. English todayProto-Finno-Ugric

From proto- + Finno-Ugric.

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