kauk-

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Tocharian B

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kū- (to cry out, call). Cognate with Lithuanian kaukti, Sanskrit कौति (kauti), etc.

Verb

kauk-

  1. to call out, entreat, verbally seek out

Derived terms

  • kauke (call) (noun)

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kauk-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 223