Reconstruction:Tocharian B/ām(i)-

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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[edit]

Reconstruction[edit]

Found in the term amiske, from *ām(i)- + the diminutive suffix -ske.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂em(h₁)-.[1] Compare Sanskrit अमीवा (amīvā, demon), Old Norse ama (to hurt).

Noun[edit]

*ām(i)- ?

  1. suffering, distress

References[edit]

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