Reconstruction:Tocharian B/āliya
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“other”). Cognate with Latin alius.
Reconstruction
There are many varied Tocharian B words that have the common meaning of "other" and roughly similar form, all appearing to derive in some way from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, rather than simply being formations of terms in Tocharian B. This term specifically appears to be the root for alyiyatstse (“having otherness”), and was reconstructed from this term.
Noun
*āliya ?
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 29