Nostratic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A conjectural and not widely accepted grouping of languages including the Indo-European, Uralic, Altaic, Chukchi-Kamchatkan, Eskimo-Aleut, Dravidian, Elamite, Sumerian, Kartvelian, and Afroasiatic languages, and less commonly including the Aegean and Ainu languages as well.

Pronunciation

/nɒˈstɹætɪk/ /nɑːˈstɹætɪk/

Word forms

Nostratic

Etymology

From German nostratisch.

Derived words

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