sister language

English

Etymology

Perhaps a calque of German Schwestersprache.

Noun

sister language (plural sister languages)

1. (linguistics) A cognate language; a language that is related to another by virtue of descending from a common ancestral language.

   Coordinate terms: daughter language, parent language

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: zustertaal f
• Finnish: sisarkieli
• French: langue sœur (fr) f
• Georgian: მონათესავე ენა (monatesave ena)
• German: Schwestersprache f
• Hungarian: testvérnyelv (hu)
• Italian: lingua sorella f
• Polish: pokrewny język m