Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/mēñē

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 Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Noun

*mēñē

  1. moon
  2. month

Descendants

  • Tocharian A: mañ
  • Tocharian B: meñe
  • → Proto-Samoyedic: [Term?] (“full moon”) (from Pre-Proto-Tocharian)[1]
    • Tundra Nenets: менюй (myenyuy°)

References

  1. ^ A.R. Warries (2025) Tocharian and Samoyed: On the question of Uralic substrate influence in Tocharian, Leiden University

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “meñe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 503
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