Proto-Indo-European (language)
Linguistics term for the reconstructed ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Often contrasted with 印欧祖語 (Proto-Indo-European people).
See also: 印欧祖語
Proto-Indo-European is the ancestor language of the Indo-European language family.
Linguists are attempting to reconstruct Proto-Indo-European.
印欧祖語 often refers to the Proto-Indo-European people or culture, while 印欧基語 specifically refers to the language.
Compound of 印欧 (Indo-European) and 基語 (base language, proto-language).