Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kenek

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 borrowed from an Iranian language. Compare Ossetian гӕн (gæn, “flax”).

Noun

*kenek

1. cotton fabric

Descendants

• Tocharian A: kanak
• Tocharian B: kenek

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kenek”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 206-207