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Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/āräñce
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Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
From a root *ār-(e) of uncertain origin, plus the suffix *-äñce found also in e.g. *ākäñce (“remote”).
Adams supports a connection of the first element with Hittite 𒄩𒄩𒊑 (ḫaḫri-, “lungs ~ midriff”), reconstructing Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂(e)ri, adducing also Proto-Celtic *ārū (“kidney”) (Old Irish áru, Welsh aren) and Latin rēn (“kidney”).
Another hypothesis derives this root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to fit together > to be fond of, love”), comparing especially Ancient Greek ἀρέσκω (aréskō, “to please; to make amends”), Hesychian ἀρτύς (artús, “bond, friendship, love”) and Proto-Tocharian *ārtw- (“to love, praise, rejoice in”).
Noun
*āräñce
- heart
- Synonym: *käryā-
Descendants
- Tocharian A: āriñc
- Tocharian B: arañce
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “arañce”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 23