Proto-Hmong–Mien language
| Proto-Hmong-Mien | |
|---|---|
| Proto-Miao–Yao | |
| Reconstruction of | Hmong-Mien languages |
| Region | Yangtze River Basin |
| Era | c. 500 BCE |
| Lower-order reconstructions | |
Proto-Hmong–Mien (PHM), also known as Proto-Miao–Yao (PMY; Chinese: 原始苗瑶语), is the reconstructed ancestor of the Hmong–Mien languages. Lower-level reconstructions include Proto-Hmongic and Proto-Mienic.