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Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/erkent
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Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (“to be dark”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos), Old Norse røkkr (“twilight”), etc.) or Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white, shining”) (cognate with Latin argentum and semantically akin to English black <> bleach).
Adjective
*erkent
- black, dark
Descendants
- Tocharian A: arkant
- Tocharian B: erkent
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “erkent-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 101