Proto-Turkic

proper noun

A hypothetical proto-language from which Old Turkic and all the other Turkic languages later emerged.

OriginEnglish Turkic ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hypothetical proto-language from which Old Turkic and all the other Turkic languages later emerged.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. EnglishTurkic
  9. EnglishProto-Turkic

From proto- + Turkic.

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Translations

French proto-turc, proto-turcique
  • proto-turchypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
  • proto-turciquehypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Hindi आदिम-तुर्की
  • आदिम-तुर्की (ādim-turkī)hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Japanese テュルク祖語
  • テュルク祖語hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Russian пратюркский
  • пратюркский (pratjurkskij)hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Turkish Ana Türkçe, Ön Türkçe
  • Ana Türkçehypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
  • Ön Türkçehypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
  • Proto-Türkçehypothetical prehistoric ancestor language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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