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Reconstruction:Tocharian B/kärnol

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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

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Etymology

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From a form of käry- (to buy); at this time, "adopted" children were often bought from their parents. Only attested in Tocharian A kärnolñe (the condition of being an adopted child), which is obviously a borrowing from Tocharian B.

Noun

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*kärnol ?

  1. adopted child