wäm-

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Tocharian B

Etymology

Adams compares Ancient Greek δύω (dúō) and Sanskrit उपादुत्य (upādutya, is to be put on), from Proto-Indo-European *dw-em-, perhaps by enlargement from *deH-.

Verb

wäm-

  1. (transitive) disappear
    • (434b5C/L) :
      ne ᵤmāñca kauntse maiyyā·e
      ‘of the setting sun; powerful ...’ or ‘... the one who covers the power of the sun ...’
  2. (participle) covered
    • (282a4A) :
      śaiṣṣe se kleśanmaṣṣai wämyu räskre kāswasā : aṅkaiṃ placsa sewīträ atkwal ṣpä
      ‘This world is roughly covered by the leprosy of kleśas and because of false speech it sew’s with atkwal

See also

  • wi- (frighten)

References

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