Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/eṅkwe

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱw-ó- (“mortal”), from the root *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”).

Noun

*eṅkwe

  1. man (male person)

Descendants

  • Tocharian A: oṅk
  • Tocharian B: eṅkwe

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eṅkwe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 81-82
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