eṃṣke

Tocharian A

Etymology

Borrowed from Tocharian B eṃṣke. Doublet of eṣäk.

Conjunction

eṃṣke

1. while

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *enṣäke. From there, uncertain. Possibly a construct of *e(n)- + a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *segʰ- (“to hold”). Compare Tocharian A eṣäk.

Preposition

eṃṣke

1. up to (and including), until

Derived terms

• eṃṣketstse

Descendants

• → Tocharian A: eṃṣke

Adverb

eṃṣke

1. even

Conjunction

eṃṣke

1. until

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