olyi
Tocharian B
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Related to Tocharian A olyik (“id”), assuming its translation is correct, which would mean both are from Proto-Tocharian. In any case, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂euluh₁en-, a form of *h₂ewlo- (“tube, channel, hole”), in which case cognate to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “tube, pipe; haulm”), αὐλών (aulṓn, “hollow, channel, strait”), Old Armenian ուղի (ułi, “road”), Hittite [script needed] (halluwa-, “hollow, pit”), Latin alvus (“cavity, stomach, hold of a ship”), etc.
Noun
[edit]olyi f
Derived terms
[edit]- olyitau (“boatman”)
Related terms
[edit]- auloñ (“vessels (of the body)”)
Further reading
[edit]- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “olyi”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 131