Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/käntwo

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

From Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, hence supposedly from earlier *tänkwo. However, as Tocharian is commonly thought to have split off of the Indo-European trunk right after Anatolian (where the root isn't attested), the original order of the consonants is arguably indeterminate.

Noun

*käntwo

1. tongue
2. language

Descendants

• Tocharian A: käntu
• Tocharian B: kantwo