< Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian
Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/āñcäme
Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en(h₁)tmen-, itself from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) + *ētmen- (“breath”). For similar semantic derivation, compare Latin animus and Persian جان.
Noun
*āñcäme
- self, soul
Descendants
- Tocharian A: āñcäm
- Tocharian B: āñme
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āñme”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN