Tocharian A

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tocharian B eṃṣke. Doublet of eṣäk.

Conjunction

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eṃṣke

  1. while

Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *enṣäke. From there, uncertain. Possibly a construct of *e(n)- + a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *segʰ- (to hold). Compare Tocharian A eṣäk.

Preposition

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eṃṣke

  1. up to (and including), until

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tocharian A: eṃṣke

Adverb

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eṃṣke

  1. even

Conjunction

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eṃṣke

  1. until

Further reading

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