Reconstruction:Tocharian A/krāmär

This Tocharian A 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.

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *krāmär (whence also Tocharian B krāmär), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂-mr̥, from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”). Only attested in the derived term krāmärts. Cognate with Latin gravis (whence English gravity), Sanskrit ग्रीष्म (grīṣma, “summer”), Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) (whence English baro-), etc. Note that in the derived terms, the widespread semantic parallel of weight > difficulty is present (compare German schwer, Estonian raske, etc.)

Noun

*krāmär m

1. weight, heaviness

Derived terms

• krāmärts (“heavy, difficult”)