Proto
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Proto may refer to:
In linguistics:
- Proto-Baltic language, the proto-language of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European languages
- Proto-Celtic language, he putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages
- Proto-Germanic language, the common ancestor of all Germanic languages
- Proto-Greek language, the common ancestor of the Greek dialects
- Proto-Indo-European language, hypothetical common ancestor of the Indo-European languages
- Proto-Indo-Europeans, hypothetical speakers of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language
- Proto-Kiranti language, reconstructed protolanguage of the Kiranti language family
- Proto-language, language that is the common ancestor of a set of related languages
- Proto-Norse, Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-Pontic language, postulated proto-language
- Proto-Semitic language, hypothetical proto-language of the Semitic languages
- Proto-Uralic language, the hypothetical language ancestral to the Uralic languages
- Proto-World language, hypothetical, most recent common ancestor of all the world's languages
In fiction:
- Proto, one of the Nereidsin Greek mythology
- Proto (Ghost in the Shell), fictional character in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell anime and manga
In other fields:
- Proto, Christian martyr during the persecution of Valerian I
- Proto Malay, ethnic group in Malaysia
- Proto Motors, South Korean sports car manufacturer and refitter
- Siebe Gorman Proto, type of rebreather
- Proto Matrix, popular high end paintball marker.
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