Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/erkent

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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

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (to be dark) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos), Old Norse røkkr (twilight), etc.) or Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (white, shining) (cognate with Latin argentum and semantically akin to English black <> bleach).

Adjective

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*erkent

  1. black, dark

Descendants

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  • Tocharian A: arkant
  • Tocharian B: erkent

Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “erkent-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 101