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Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *āk, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Latin agō and Sanskrit आजि (āji, “competition, match”). Compare Tocharian B āk. Semantically compare English drive.
Noun
āk
- zeal
Tocharian B
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), whence also āka (“millet”). Compare English ear (of grain), of the same usage.
Noun
āk ?
- ear of grain
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tocharian *āk, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Latin agō and Sanskrit आजि (āji, “competition, match”). Compare Tocharian A āk. Semantically compare English drive.
Noun
āk ?
- zeal
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 38