Proto-Indo-European

noun [U] /ˌprəʊ.təʊ.ˌɪn.dəʊˌjʊə.rəˈpiː.ən/

/ˌproʊ.t̬oʊˌɪn.doʊˌjʊr.əˈ-/ (abbreviation PIE)

Definition

› the ancient language, of which there are no records, that experts think Indo-European languages developed from

(Definition of Proto-Indo-European noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

describes a story that is probably not true although often told and believed by some people to have...

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