Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/käntwo

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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 *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, hence supposedly from earlier *tänkwo. However, as Tocharian is commonly thought to have split off of the Indo-European trunk right after Anatolian (where the root isn't attested), the original order of the consonants is arguably indeterminate.

Noun

*käntwo

  1. tongue
  2. language

Descendants

  • Tocharian A: käntu
  • Tocharian B: kantwo