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Tocharian A
Etymology
Borrowed from Tocharian B eṃṣke. Doublet of eṣäk.
Conjunction
eṃṣke
- while
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *enṣäke. From there, uncertain. Possibly a construct of *e(n)- + a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *segʰ- (“to hold”). Compare Tocharian A eṣäk.
Preposition
eṃṣke
- up to (and including), until
Derived terms
Descendants
Adverb
eṃṣke
- even
Conjunction
eṃṣke
- until
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eṃṣke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 77-78