Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/āñcäme

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en(h₁)tmen-, itself from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) *h₁éh₁t-men- (“breath; soul”), whence also Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman). For similar semantic derivation, Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ), θῡμός (thūmós), Latin animus and Persian جان.

Noun

*āñcäme

1. self, soul

Related terms

• *ān-

Descendants

• Tocharian A: āñcäm
• Tocharian B: āñme

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āñme”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 43–44