onolme

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• wnolme

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ānelme, abstract form of *ān- (“to breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), the same source as anāsk- (“to breathe”), āñme (“self, soul”), and añiye (“breath”). Cognate with Latin animus (“spirit”) (whence English animal), German Atmen (“breath”), etc. Also possibly from *h₂en-h₂enh₁mo- (“one whose breath is upon them”), a form of the above root.

Noun

onolme m

1. creature, living thing, being, animal
2. sentient creature, person

Derived terms

• onolmeṣṣe (“pertaining to”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “onolme”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 121