- Proto-Indo-European
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/proh"toh in'doh yoor'euh pee"euhn/, n.1. the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages; Indo-European.adj.2. of or pertaining to Proto-Indo-European.
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Proto-Indo-European
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