Proto-Mayan

proper noun

The hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.

Origin

From proto- + Mayan.

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Translations

Catalan proto-maia
  • proto-maiahypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
French proto-maya
  • proto-mayahypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Norwegian Urmaya
  • Urmayahypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Portuguese protomaia
  • protomaiahypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Russian прамайяский язык
  • прамайяский язык (pramajjaskij jazyk)hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Cite this entry
APA

Proto-Mayan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Mayan

MLA

“Proto-Mayan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Mayan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Mayan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Mayan.

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