Proto-Indo-Iranian

Meanings

proper noun

uncountablehuman sciencesThe hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Indo-Aryan languages, the Iranian languages, the Dardic languages and the Nuristani languages.

nounProto-Indo-Iranian (countable and uncountable, plural Proto-Indo-Iranians)

adjectiveProto-Indo-Iranian (not comparable)

not comparableanthropologyOf or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it.

French proto-indo-iranien

proto-indo-iranienancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages

Hindi आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी, आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी

आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी (ādim-hind-īrānī)ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी (ādim-hind-īrānī)person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी (ādim-hind-īrānī)pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it

Persian نیاهندوایرانی

نیاهندوایرانی (niyâ-hend-o-irâni)ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages

Polish język praindoirański, Praindoirańczyk

język praindoirańskiancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
Praindoirańczykperson who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
Praindoirankaperson who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
praindoirańskipertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it

Portuguese protoindo-iraniano

protoindo-iranianoancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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