祖语

Traditional form:

祖語

Pinyin (reading):

zǔyǔ

Definitions:

• proto-language
• parent language (linguistics)

Characters:

• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 语 - words, language; saying, expression

Traditional characters:

• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
• 語 - words, language; saying, expression