Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/käryā-

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 *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr.

Noun

*käryā-

1. heart

   Synonym: *āräñce

Descendants

• Tocharian A: kri (“will”)
• Tocharian B: *käryā- (“heart”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “käryāñ”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 175