salyiye

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian [Term?], from (possibly) Proto-Indo-European *seh₂li-h₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-i- (“salt”) + *h₁én (“in”). Compare Tocharian A sāle. Other cognates include Sanskrit सलिल (salila), Latin sāl, Old Armenian աղ (ał), Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), and Old English sealt (English salt).

Noun

salyiye

1. salt

References

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “salyiye”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 742