Reconstruction:Tocharian B/stāyä

This Tocharian B 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.

Tocharian B edit

Reconstruction edit

Only attested in enestai (in secret).

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂y-o-, from *(s)teh₂y- (to steal). Cognate with Sanskrit स्तायु (stāyu, thief), Old Irish táid (thief), Proto-Slavic *tajiti (to steal), etc.

Adjective edit

*stāyä

  1. secret

Derived terms edit

  • enestai (in secret, secretly)

Further reading edit

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “stāyä”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 90