Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kekts'en-

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”). Other theories compare Lithuanian kaktà (“forehead”).

Noun

*kekts'en-

1. (anatomy) body

Descendants

• Tocharian A: kapśañi
• Tocharian B: kektseñe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kektseñe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 202-203