āᵤw

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”). Cognates include English ewe, Latin ovis, and Sanskrit अवि (avi).

Noun

āᵤw f

1. ewe

Derived terms

• aiyye
• awantaññe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āᵤw”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 38