oṅk

Tocharian A

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oŋk/

Noun

oṅk

  1. a man

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