āke
Tocharian B
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tocharian *āke, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱ-os, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Cognate with English edge, Ancient Greek ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), and Russian ость (ostʹ, “awn”).
Noun
editāke m sg
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAttested as the plural accusative ākeṃ.
Noun
editāke
- The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Further reading
edit- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 39