Reconstruction:Tocharian B/päntā

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

Reconstruction

Only found in compounded terms.

Alternative forms

  • *pänte

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pn̥th₂-eh₂- (> *päntā) / *pn̥th₂-ó- (> *pänte), derived from *póntoh₁s (“path”).

Noun

*päntā m

  1. master of a road or route, literally "he of the road".

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “amäkṣpänte”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “kokalpänta”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 214
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