Proto-Yeniseian

proper noun

The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.

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

proper noun
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.
nounProto-Yeniseian (plural Proto-Yeniseians)

plural Proto-Yeniseians

  1. anthropologyA person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseian language.
adjectiveProto-Yeniseian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanthropologyOf or pertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it.

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. EnglishYenisei
  9. EnglishYeniseian
  10. EnglishProto-Yeniseian

From proto- + Yeniseian.

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Translations

French proto-ienisseïen, Proto-ienisseïen
  • proto-ienisseïenancestor language of Yeniseian languages
  • Proto-ienisseïenperson who spoke the Proto-Yeniseain language
  • Proto-ienisseïenneperson who spoke the Proto-Yeniseain language
  • proto-ienisseïenpertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it
  • Proto-ienisseïennepertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it
Polish język prajenisejski, Prajenisej
  • język prajenisejskiancestor language of Yeniseian languages
  • Prajenisejperson who spoke the Proto-Yeniseain language
  • Prajenisejkaperson who spoke the Proto-Yeniseain language
  • prajenisejskipertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it
Cite this entry
APA

Proto-Yeniseian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Yeniseian

MLA

“Proto-Yeniseian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Yeniseian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Yeniseian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Yeniseian.

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