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Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷéneh₂ (“woman, wife”). Compare especially Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ) and Proto-Celtic *benā.
Noun
*ćänā f
- woman
- Synonym: *kʷliye
- wife
Descendants
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