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Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *mākā, probably from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (whence Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), compare also Sanskrit मह (mahá), Persian مه) or possibly *maǵ- (compare Latin magnus, Albanian madh (“large”)[1]). Compare Tocharian B māka.
Adjective
māk
- many, much
- large
Adverb
māk
- very much
References
- ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.