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Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ānelme
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Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
An abstract form of *ān- (“to breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Also possibly from *h₂en-h₂enh₁mo- (“one whose breath is upon them”), a form of the above root.
Noun
*ānelme n
- someone or something that breathes, a living being
Descendants
- Tocharian B: onolme (“being, creature, person”)
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