Indo-Uralic

adjective

Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages; especially, of or pertaining to a proposed language family containing both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages.

Meanings

adjectiveIndo-Uralic (comparative more Indo-Uralic, superlative most Indo-Uralic)

comparative more Indo-Uralic · superlative most Indo-Uralic

  1. Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages; especially, of or pertaining to a proposed language family containing both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages.

    Perhaps the most widely accepted proposal is of an Indo-Uralic family, encompassing PIE and Proto-Uralic.

    2007, Carlos Quiles, A Grammar of Modern Indo-European, Indo-European Association, →ISBN, page 38
proper noun
  1. The Indo-Uralic languages: a proposed language family containing both the Indo-European and the Uralic languages.

    Other proposals, further back in time (and correspondingly less accepted), model PIE as a branch of Indo-Uralic with a Caucasian substratum; […]

    2007, Carlos Quiles, A Grammar of Modern Indo-European, Indo-European Association, →ISBN, page 39

Origin

Translations

Dutch Indo-Oeraals
  • Indo-OeraalsTranslations
Finnish indouralilainen
  • indouralilainenTranslations
Hindi हिन्द-उराली
  • हिन्द-उराली (hind-urālī)Translations
Portuguese indo-urálico
  • indo-urálicoTranslations
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APA

Indo-Uralic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indo-Uralic

MLA

“Indo-Uralic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indo-Uralic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indo-Uralic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indo-Uralic.

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