Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/oṅkrotte

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

A privative form from the source of Tocharian A and Tocharian B kwär- (“to age, grow old”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

*oṅkrotte

1. immortal, lit. undying

Descendants

• Tocharian A: onkrac
• Tocharian B: oṅkrotte

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “oṅkrotte”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 119