Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kenek

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from an Iranian language. Compare Ossetian гӕн (gæn, flax).

Noun[edit]

*kenek

  1. cotton fabric

Descendants[edit]

  • Tocharian A: kanak
  • Tocharian B: kenek

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kenek”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 206-207