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Proto-Iranian

reconstructed ancestor language of Persian, Avestan, Kurdish, Pashto and others
Intangible proto_language Q4167865
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Summary

Proto-Iranian is a proto-language[1]. Proto-Iranian draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (proto_language category, ranking #26 of 78).[2]

Key Facts

  • Proto-Iranian's instance of is recorded as proto-language[3].
  • Proto-Iranian is a type of Iranian[4].
  • Proto-Iranian's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ira-pro[5].
  • Proto-Iranian's said to be the same as is recorded as Proto-Iranian[6].
  • Proto-Iranian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proto-Iranian language[7].
  • Proto-Iranian's described by source is recorded as Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb[8].
  • Proto-Iranian's different from is recorded as Old Iranian[9].
  • Proto-Iranian's has grammatical gender is recorded as masculine[10].
  • Proto-Iranian's has grammatical gender is recorded as feminine[11].
  • Proto-Iranian's has grammatical gender is recorded as neuter[12].

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Definition and Type

Proto-Iranian's instance of is recorded as proto-language[3]. Proto-Iranian is a type of Iranian[4].

Why It Matters

Proto-Iranian draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (proto_language category, ranking #26 of 78).[2] Proto-Iranian has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Proto-Iranian is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Joostik · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Proto-Iranian language
    Said to be the same as → Proto-Iranian
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Old Iranian"
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