Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ānelme

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This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

A derivative of *ān- (to breathe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe), probably with an abstract noun suffix *-elme. Also possibly from *h₂en-h₂enh₁mo- (one whose breath is upon them), a form of the above root.

Noun

*ānelme n

  1. someone or something that breathes, a living being

Descendants

  • Tocharian B: onolme (being, creature, person), wnolme

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “onolme”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 121