"parent language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parent languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parent language (plural parent languages)
  1. (linguistics) A language from which a later language is derived. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: proto-language Translations (Translations): kantakieli (Finnish), langue mère [feminine] (French), Vorläufersprache [feminine] (German), Muttersprache [feminine] (German), szülőnyelv (Hungarian), język nadrzędny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-parent_language-en-noun-OdS20Q9L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "word": "szülőnyelv"
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      "word": "kantakieli"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "word": "Vorläufersprache"
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      "sense": "Translations",
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      "word": "Muttersprache"
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      "word": "szülőnyelv"
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