Reconstruction:Tocharian B/Uttarakur
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This Tocharian B entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Tocharian B
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उत्तरकुरु (uttarakuru).
Proper noun
*Uttarakur
- Uttarakuru (a possibly mythological region to the north of India, mentioned in ancient Indian and classical texts)
- any northern area (as Uttarakuru was generally considered to be the region vaguely to the north of India, a meaning expanded when the word was borrowed by the Tocharians)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “uttarakuräṣṣe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 73