Proto-Yeniseian

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ Yeniseian.

Proper noun

Proto-Yeniseian

1. (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.

Translations

ancestor language of Yeniseian languages

• French: proto-ienisseïen m

Noun

Proto-Yeniseian (plural Proto-Yeniseians)

1. (anthropology) A person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseian language.

Translations

person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseain language

• French: Proto-ienisseïen m, Proto-ienisseïenne f

Adjective

Proto-Yeniseian (not comparable)

1. (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

• French: proto-ienisseïen m, Proto-ienisseïenne f

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