Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/epäst
Proto-Tocharian edit
Etymology edit
Probably a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi- (“upon, near”) and *steh₂- (“to stand”). Also, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi-sth₂-i-, of the same meaning. Either way, cognates include Lithuanian apstus (“plentiful”), Sanskrit सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu, “aptly, well”).
Noun edit
*epäst
Descendants edit
- Tocharian A: opäśśi (+ the adjective-forming suffix *-ye-)
- Tocharian B: epastye (+ the adjective-forming suffix *-ye-)
Further reading edit
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “epastye”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 94