Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/eñcäuwo

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

Uncertain. Possibly a borrowing from a putative Proto-Iranian *Hácwā or derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”), for which compare German gießen (“to pour, cast liquid metal/glass”).

Noun

*eñcäuwo

1. iron

Descendants

• Tocharian A: añcu
• Tocharian B: eñcuwo

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eñcuwo”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 84-85