Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/ākru

This Proto-Tocharian 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.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱru.

Noun

*ākru

1. tear (drops of liquid from crying)

Descendants

• Tocharian A: ākär
• Tocharian B: akrūna

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “akrūna”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 4