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Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ćänā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Compare Tocharian B śana.
Noun
śäṃ
- woman
- Synonym: kᵤli
- wife
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “śana”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 676–677