āñu

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Tocharian A[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tocharian *āñäu. Compare Tocharian B āñu, of the same meaning.

Noun[edit]

āñu ?

  1. rest, repose
  2. cessation

Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tocharian *āñäu. Beyond this, uncertain. Possibly related to German ohne, making it from Proto-Indo-European *anew (without), although this is unlikely. Compare Tocharian A āñu, of the same meaning.

Noun[edit]

āñu ?

  1. rest, repose
  2. cessation

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āñu”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 43