From Proto-Tocharian*āñc(ä)me, probably from a derivation of a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂en(h₁)tmen-, from a conflation of *ētmen- (compare Sanskrit आत्मन्(ātman, “breath”), Old High German ātum(“breath”)) and *h₂enh₁-(“breathe”) (compare the nominal derivative *h₂enh₁mos, whence Latin animus(“mind, soul”), anima, Ancient Greek ἄνεμος(ánemos, “wind, breeze”), Old Armenian անձն(anjn, “person”), and possibly Sanskrit अनिल(ánila, “air, wind”)). Compare Tocharian B āñme.