āñcäm

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Tocharian A

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *āñc(ä)me, probably from a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *h₂en(h₁)tmen-, from a conflation of *ētmen- (compare Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman, breath), Old High German ātum (breath)) and *h₂enh₁- (breathe) (compare the nominal derivative *h₂enh₁mos, whence Latin animus (mind, soul), anima, Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind, breeze), Old Armenian անձն (anjn, person), and possibly Sanskrit अनिल (ánila, air, wind)). Compare Tocharian B āñme.

Noun

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āñcäm ?

  1. self
  2. inner being, soul

Tocharian B

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अञ्जनाम (añjanāma), or a form thereof.

Noun

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āñcäm ?

  1. black dye, pigment

Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āñcäm”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 8