ārk

Tocharian B

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्क (arka).

Noun

ārk m

1. crown flower, Calotropis gigantea

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “¹ārk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 52

Etymology 2

Uncertain, probably related to ārc- (“to merit, deserve”).

Noun

ārk ?

1. something fitting, obligation

Derived terms

• arkiye

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “²ārk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 52