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Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/eñcäuwo
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Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly a borrowing from a putative Proto-Iranian *anćuwan (for which compare Khwarezmian hnču and Ossetian ӕфсӕн (æfsæn)) or derived from a form of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-, for which compare German gießen, which has heavy connotations to smelting.
Noun
*eñcäuwo
- iron
Descendants
- Tocharian A: añcu
- Tocharian B: eñcuwo
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “eñcuwo”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 84-85