Proto-Yeniseian
English
Etymology
proto- + Yeniseian
Proper noun
Proto-Yeniseian
- (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.
Translations
ancestor language of Yeniseian languages
Noun
Proto-Yeniseian (plural Proto-Yeniseians)
- (anthropology) A person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseian language.
Translations
person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseain language
Adjective
Proto-Yeniseian (not comparable)
- (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it.
Translations
pertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it
Related terms
- Yeniseian
- Yeniseic
- Yenisei-Ostyak
See also
Proto-Yeniseian is the hypothetical ancestor language of the following languages:
- Ket
- Yugh
- Kott
- Assan
- Arin
- Pumpokol