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

Definitions

  1. a man

Ancestry of “eṅkwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharianeṅkweman male person
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥ḱw-ó-mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “eṅkwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥ḱw-ó- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian eṅkwe →