Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/koy

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂óyu (gape, noun), from the root *ǵʰh₂ey-, extended from the original root *ǵʰeh₂- (to open wide, gape, yawn).

Noun

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*koy

  1. (anatomy) mouth

Descendants

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  • Tocharian A: koy-
  • Tocharian B: koyn

Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “koyn”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 216-217