- proto-language
- parent language (linguistics)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- proto-language
- parent language (linguistics)
This term refers to a hypothetical reconstructed language that is the common ancestor of a group of related languages. It is used in linguistic studies to analyze the development and relationships among languages.
xǔ duō许多yǔ yán xué jiā语言学家zhì lì致力Yú于yán jiū研究zǔ yǔ祖语yǐ以jiē shì揭示bù tóng不同yǔ yán语言zhī jiān之间de的lián xì联系。
Many linguists are dedicated to studying proto-languages to reveal the connections between different languages.
zǔ yǔ祖语de的yán jiū研究kě yǐ可以bāng zhù帮助wǒ men我们lǐ jiě理解yǔ yán语言rú hé如何suí zhe随着shí jiān时间de的tuī yí推移ér而yǎn biàn演变。
The study of proto-languages can help us understand how languages evolve over time.
This meaning refers to the original language from which one or more languages have descended. It is often used when discussing language families and their histories.
Both English and German descend from the same parent language.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zǔ yǔ祖语de的qǐ yuán起源origin of the proto-languagechóng gòu重构zǔ yǔ祖语to reconstruct the proto-languagezǔ yǔ祖语jiā zú家族language family of the proto-languagezǔ yǔ祖语cí huì词汇vocabulary of the proto-languagezǔ yǔ祖语yán jiū研究study of proto-languagesgǔ dài古代zǔ yǔ祖语ancient proto-languagezǔ yǔ祖语biàn tǐ变体variants of the proto-languagezǔ yǔ祖语chuán chéng传承inheritance of the proto-languagebǐ jiào比较zǔ yǔ祖语to compare proto-languageszǔ yǔ祖语fēn xī分析analysis of proto-languages