Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ente

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *änte

Etymology

From *enä + a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *tód, a form of *só (“this, that”).

Pronoun

*ente

1. where, when (interrogative pronoun)
2. where, when (relative pronoun)

Descendants

• Tocharian A: äntannene (“where”), äntāne (“when”)
• Tocharian B: ente (“where, when”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ente”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 90-91