Meanings
proper noun
- human sciencesA hypothetical proto-language from which Korean, Jeju, Baekje, and all the other Koreanic languages and varieties later emerged.
adjectiveProto-Koreanic (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to the Proto-Koreanic language.
Origin
From proto- + Koreanic. Compare Proto-Japonic, Proto-Indo-European, etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 原始韓語 /原始韩语
- 原始韓語 /原始韩语hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Finnish kantakorea
- kantakoreahypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
French proto-coréen, proto-coréanique
- proto-coréenhypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
- proto-coréaniquehypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Hindi आदिम-कोरियाई
- आदिम-कोरियाई (ādim-koriyāī)hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Korean 한국조어
- 한국조어 (han'gukjo'eo)hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Polish język prakoreański
- język prakoreańskihypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Cite this entry
APA
Proto-Koreanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Koreanic
MLA
“Proto-Koreanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Koreanic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Koreanic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Koreanic.
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