Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ëk

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs, a form of *h₃ekʷ- (“to see”) + the noun-forming ending *-s. Compare English eye and Latin oculus.

Noun

*ëk

1. eye

Descendants

• Tocharian A: ak
• Tocharian B: ek

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ek”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 77-78