āñcäm
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *āñc(ä)me, probably from a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *h₂en(h₁)tmen-, from a conflation of *ētmen- (compare Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman, “breath”), Old High German ātum (“breath”)) and *h₂enh₁- (“breathe”) (compare the nominal derivative *h₂enh₁mos, whence Latin animus (“mind, soul”), anima, Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind, breeze”), Old Armenian անձն (anjn, “person”), and possibly Sanskrit अनिल (ánila, “air, wind”)). Compare Tocharian B āñme.
Noun
āñcäm
- self
- inner being, soul
Tocharian B
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अञ्जनाम (añjanāma), or a form thereof.
Noun
āñcäm ?
- black dye, pigment
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āñcäm”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 8