{{Infobox proto-language
| name = name of the proto-language (defaults to the page name)
| altname = alternative name(s) of the proto-language
| acceptance = used to indicate lack of consensus for the family that is reconstructed,
e.g. disputed for Proto-Altaic
| target = the language family of which this is the reconstructed ancestor
| region = the hypothetical geographic region of the proto-language
| era = the estimated era of the proto-language
| familycolor = appropriate language family #REQUIRED
| ancestor = the highest-level reconstructed proto-language ancestral to this one
| ancestor2 = an intermediate proto-language
| ...
| ancestor10 = another intermediate proto-language
| child1 = a reconstructed descendant proto-language, of a subgroup of the family
| child2 = another proto-language of a subgroup of languages
| ...
| child12 = another proto-language of a subgroup of languages
| listclass = class for the list of children:
plainlist (default), hlist (horizontal) or flatlist (bulleted)
| module = used for embedding other infoboxes into this one
| notes = A space for notes, e.g., "* [something here]" footnote
}}
