Reconstruction:Tocharian B/käryā-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käryā- (whence also Tocharian A kri (“will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr. Cognate with English heart, Old Irish cride, Latin cor, and Lithuanian širdis.

Only attested in the plural, käryāñ.

Noun

*käryā- ?

1. heart

   Synonym: arañce

Usage notes

The usual Tocharian B word for heart is arañce; *käryā- appears to be an archaism attested in only one passage.

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “käryāñ”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 175