Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kuk(ä)le

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

Alternative forms

• *kukle

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos, a form of *kʷel- (“to turn”).

Noun

*kuk(ä)le (m)

1. wagon, cart

Descendants

• Tocharian A: kukäl
• Tocharian B: kokale
• →? Chinese: 車 (OC *kla)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kokale”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 214