Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ārkwi

This Proto-Tocharian 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.

Proto-Tocharian

Alternative reconstructions

• *ārkwäi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-. Cognate with Latin argentum.

Adjective

*ārkwi

1. white

Descendants

• Tocharian A: ārki
• Tocharian B: ārkwi

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ārkwi”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 52-53