Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/táwkma

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *téwk-mn̥ ~ *tuk-méns, from *tewk- (“to germ, seed”) +‎ *-mn̥ (deverbal noun suffix).

Noun

*táwkma n

1. seed

   Synonym: *bíHȷ́am

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *táwkma
  • Sanskrit: तोक्मन् (tókman, “a young blade of corn, esp. of barley, malt”)
• Proto-Iranian: *táwxma (see there for further descendants)