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Tocharian B
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“corner, bend”), making it cognate with Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”). Compare Tocharian A ānkar, of the same meaning.
Noun
āṅkär m
- tusk (of an elephant)
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ānkär”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 42