anāsk-

Tocharian B

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-, the same source as onolme (“creature, person”), āñme (“self, soul”), and añiye (“breath”). Cognate with Latin animus.

Verb

anāsk-

1. to breathe, inhale
2. (causative) to make breathe, resuscitate

Derived terms

• anāṣṣälñe (“breathing”)

Further reading

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