Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *ṣw’äp(ä)ne, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (sleep), thematicized from *swóp-r̥ ~ *swép-n̥s, from the root *swep- (to sleep). Cognate with Tocharian A ṣpäṃ.

Noun

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ṣpane m

  1. sleep
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References

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ṣpane”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 730