olya

Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain, with no plausible theories.

Adverb

olya

1. more

   Synonyms: olyapo, olpo

Derived terms

• ololyesa (“even more”)
• olyapo (“more, rather than”)
  • olpo (“id”)
  • olyapotstse (“more, very”)
  • olyapo-tsek (“more, very”)
  • snai-olyapo (“incomparable”)
• olyartse (“superior”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “olya”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 130