Bactrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *āgádakah, from *āgádati +‎ *-akah, from *aH- +‎ *gádati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰádʰati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰ-e-ti, from *gʷʰedʰ- (to ask, wish) +‎ *-ti. Cognate with Sogdian 𐼀𐼀𐼄𐼌𐼀𐼋 (ʾʾɣδʾk /⁠āɣaδē⁠/), Parthian 𐫀𐫃𐫀𐫅𐫃 (ʾgʾdg /⁠āɣāδag⁠/).

Noun

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αγαλγο (agalgo /āɣālɣ/)

  1. wish, desire

Descendants

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  • Tocharian A: akāl[1]
  • Tocharian B: akālk[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Schwartz, M. (1974) “Irano-Tocharica”, in Gignoux, Ph., Taffazzoli, A., editors, Mémorial Jean de Menasce, Louvain, page 406