Where does “keme” come from?

keme (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian keme, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

keme (Tocharian B): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “keme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tochariankemetooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Tocharian keme →