Meanings
proper noun
- The reconstructed proto-language —having descended from Proto-Indo-Iranian— that is the immediate predecessor of Old Indo-Aryan.
nounProto-Indo-Aryan (countable and uncountable, plural Proto-Indo-Aryans)
plural Proto-Indo-Aryans
- countableanthropologyA person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Aryan language.
adjectiveProto-Indo-Aryan (not comparable)
- not comparableanthropologyOf or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Aryam language, or the people who spoke it.
Translations
Hindi आदिम-हिन्द-आर्य, आदिम-हिन्द-आर्य
- आदिम-हिन्द-आर्य (ādim-hind-ārya)immediate predecessor of Old Indo-Aryan
- आदिम-हिन्द-आर्य (ādim-hind-ārya)person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Aryan language
- आदिम-हिन्द-आर्य (ādim-hind-ārya)pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Aryan language, or the people who spoke it
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APA
Proto-Indo-Aryan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Indo-Aryan
MLA
“Proto-Indo-Aryan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Indo-Aryan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Indo-Aryan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Indo-Aryan.
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