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Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ānse, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓms-o-s, a form of *h₂ṓms. Cognate with Latin umeros and Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos). Compare Tocharian A es.
Noun
āntse m
- shoulder
- bough, limb (of a tree)
- branch of a particular matter
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āntse”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 46