Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kenwäi

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

From the root *kenw- (“knee”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Noun

*kenwäi (dual)

  1. (anatomy) knees

Descendants

  • Tocharian A: kanweṃ
  • Tocharian B: keni

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “keni”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 205-206
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