antapi
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *āntӓp(ӓ)i, from a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“face, front”). This word provides an interesting viewpoint into the semantic derivation from *h₂ent-, as *h₂m̥bʰi, with the same meaning of antapi is a form of *h₂ent-, several well-known reflexes thereof being German um and Latin ambo. Cognates derived directly from *h₂ent- include English and, Latin ante, Sanskrit अन्ति (ánti), and Old Armenian ընդ (ənd).
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “antapi”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
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