Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/e(n)-

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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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *en (in). Likely originally a locative prefix. Compare English en-, of the same usage.

Prefix

*e(n)-

  1. intensive prefix
Descendants
  • Tocharian A: a(n)-
  • Tocharian B: e(n)-

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “e(n)-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 87-88

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Cognate with English un- and Latin in-, of similar usage.

Prefix

*e(n)-

  1. A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc.
Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “1e(n)-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 88