Reconstruction:Tocharian B/ām(i)-

This Tocharian B 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.

Tocharian B

Reconstruction

Found in the term amiske, from *ām(i)- + the diminutive suffix -ske.

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂em(h₁)-.[1] Compare Sanskrit अमीवा (amīvā, “demon”), Old Norse ama (“to hurt”).

Noun

*ām(i)- ?

  1. suffering, distress

References

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