Where does “ānt” come from?
ānt (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian ā́ntë, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ént-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
ānt (Tocharian A): in front
Ancestry of “ānt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | ā́ntë | in front; surface; forehead |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ént-o- | in front |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |