Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *ānse, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓms-o-s, a form of *h₂ṓms. Cognate with Latin umeros and Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos). Compare Tocharian A es.

Noun

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āntse m

  1. shoulder
  2. bough, limb (of a tree)
  3. branch of a particular matter

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āntse”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 46