Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/eṅk-

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 *h₂neḱ-. Cognates include English enough and near, Latin nanciscor, Sanskrit आनट् (ā́naṭ). The tocharian vocalism demands the root to have an initial h₁. Otherwise it would start with an /a/-vowel. Cf. Hackstein (Untersuchungen zu den sigmatischen Präsentien des Tocharischen. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.) 1995: 227 for detailed discussion

Verb

*eṅk-

1. to grasp, seize, take control of

Descendants

• Tocharian A: eṃts-
• Tocharian B: eṅk-

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “eṅk-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 81-82