kanweṃ

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kenwäi (whence Tocharian B keni), from the root *kenw- (“knee”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Other cognates include Latin genū, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Old English cnēow (whence English knee).

Noun

kanweṃ (dual)

  1. (anatomy) knees
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