Tocharian B

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Etymology

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Derived from karyor (trade) +‎ -ttau (agentive suffix). Compare käryorttautsa (female merchant).

Noun

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käryorttau m

  1. merchant, trader
    Synonym: käryortstse

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “käryorttau”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 175