parent language

基本解释

Most languages derive from one parent language. Mednyj Aleut has two parents.
絕大多數語言衹源自一種父系語言，而Mednyj Aleut卻有兩個源頭。
Identifying similar words, linguists have come up with what they call an indo-european parent language, spoken until 3500 to 2000 B.
語言學家鋻定了相似文字，發現他們所稱的印歐母語一直使用到公元前3500至2000年。
A systematic study revealed that many modern languages descended from a common parent language, lost to us because nothing was written down.
系統的研究顯示，許多現代語言起源於一個共同的母語，但由於沒有文字記載，該母語已經失傳。

In addition, the language of the agreement protects Charles Hurwitz—the boss of Maxxam, the parent company of Pacific Lumber since a hostile takeover in 1986—from future lawsuits over Headwaters.
ECONOMIST: The redwood forests