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eṅkwe

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Tocharian B

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *eṅkwe (whence Tocharian A oṅk), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱw-ó- (mortal), from the root *neḱ- (to perish, disappear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eṅkwe m

  1. man (male person)

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eṅkwe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 82-83