Reconstruction:Tocharian B/päntā

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

Reconstruction

Only found in compounded terms.

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s (“path”).

Noun

*päntā m

1. master of a road or route, literally "he of the road".

Derived terms

• amäkṣpänte (“wagonmaster”)
• kokalpänta (“wagonmaster”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “amäkṣpänte”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kokalpänta”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 214