kertte

See also: kertté

Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), either inherited or borrowed from an Iranian language. If so, cognate with English sharp, Sanskrit कृति (kṛti, “knife, dagger”), and an impressive array of other IE words. Also, doublet of kärst- (“to cut, chop”).

Noun

kertte f (plural)

1. sword

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kertte”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 211