Reconstruction:Tocharian B/ekṣineke

This Tocharian B 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.

Tocharian B

Alternative reconstructions

• *ekṣinek

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian *akšinaka- (“dove”). Only attested in the adjectival form ekṣinekäññe.

Noun

*ekṣineke ?

1. dove

Derived terms

• ekṣinekäññe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ekṣinekäññe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 81