Where does “eṅkwe” come from?
eṅkwe (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian eṅkwe, from Proto-Indo-European n̥ḱw-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
eṅkwe (Tocharian B): a man
Ancestry of “eṅkwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | eṅkwe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥ḱw-ó- | mortal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
Words derived from “eṅkwe”