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Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *kenwäi (whence Tocharian B keni), from the root *kenw- (“knee”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Other cognates include Latin genū, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Old English cnēow (whence English knee).
Noun
kanweṃ (dual)
- (anatomy) knees