Reconstruction:Tocharian B/aryamark

This Tocharian B 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 B

Reconstruction

Only attested in the form aryamarkṣe.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्यमार्ग (āryamārga), itself a compound of आर्य (ārya, “noble, honorable”) +‎ मार्ग (mārga, “path, way”).

Noun

*aryamark ?

1. way of the honorable ones

Derived terms

• aryamarkṣe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “aryamarkṣe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 26