Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kene

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

Noun

*kene

1. melody, tune

Descendants

• Tocharian A: kaṃ
• Tocharian B: kene

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kene”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 206