Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kenwäi

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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

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Etymology

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From the root *kenw- (knee), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

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*kenwäi (dual)

  1. (anatomy) knees

Descendants

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  • Tocharian A: kanweṃ
  • Tocharian B: keni

Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “keni”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 205-206