Template:Proto
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos 'bear'
The purpose of this template is to correctly show a proto-language and its reconstructed proto-form in articles on linguistics.
e.g.
- The English word fish came from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.
- Proto-Slavic *vodā 'water' has many congantes in other IE languages.
Usage
[edit]The template has three parameters, the third being optional.
{{proto|language|word or wordroot|meaning}}
List of language codes
[edit]The name of a language can be written in full or in brief.
| Language | Code |
|---|---|
| Proto-Balto-Slavic | baltic, balt |
| Proto-Celtic | celtic, celt |
| Proto-Germanic | germanic, gem, germ, german |
| Proto-Indo-European | ie, ieur, indoeuro |
| Proto-Iranian | iranian, iran |
| Proto-Semitic | semitic, sem |
| Proto-Slavic | slavic, sla, slav |
| Proto-Turkic | turkic, turk |
| Proto-Uralic | uralic, ural |
More examples
[edit]| Code | Result |
|---|---|
| {{proto|ie|mā-t-er-|mother}} | Proto-Indo-European *mā-t-er- 'mother' |
| {{proto|ie|mā-t-er-}} | Proto-Indo-European *mā-t-er- |
| {{proto|balt|mā̂tē̃|mother}} | Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā̂tē̃ 'mother' |
| {{proto|baltic|mā̂tē̃|mother}} | Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā̂tē̃ 'mother' |
| {{proto|celt|māter-|mother}} | Proto-Celtic *māter- 'mother' |
| {{proto|celtic|māter-|mother}} | Proto-Celtic *māter- 'mother' |
| {{proto|germ|mōdḗr|mother}} | Proto-Germanic *mōdḗr 'mother' |
| {{proto|germanic|mōdḗr|mother}} | Proto-Germanic *mōdḗr 'mother' |
| {{proto|sla|mā́tī|mother}} | Proto-Slavic *mā́tī 'mother' |
| {{proto|slavic|mā́tī|mother}} | Proto-Slavic *mā́tī 'mother' |
| {{proto|turk|eme|mother}} | Proto-Turkic *eme 'mother' |
| {{proto|turkic|eme|mother}} | Proto-Turkic *eme 'mother' |
| {{proto|ural|emä|mother}} | Proto-Uralic *emä 'mother' |
| {{proto|uralic|emä|mother}} | Proto-Uralic *emä 'mother' |