Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/enṣäke

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 construct of *e(n)- + a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *segʰ- (“to hold”).

Preposition

*enṣäke

1. up to (and including), until
2. over, above

Descendants

• Tocharian A: eṣäk
• Tocharian B: eṃṣke

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