wäm-

Tocharian B

Etymology

Adams compares Ancient Greek δύω (dúō) and Sanskrit उपादुत्य (upādutya, “[that which] is to be put on”), from Proto-Indo-European *dw-em-, perhaps by enlargement from *deH-.

Verb

wäm-

1. (transitive) disappear
   • (434b5^C/L) :

     ne ᵤmāñca kauntse maiyyā·e

     ‘of the setting sun; powerful ...’ or ‘... the one who covers the power of the sun ...’

2. (participle) covered
   • (282a4^A) :

     śaiṣṣe se kleśanmaṣṣai wämyu räskre kāswasā : aṅkaiṃ placsa sewīträ atkwal ṣpä

     ‘This world is roughly covered by the leprosy [?] of kleśas and because of false speech it sew’s with atkwal’

See also

• wi- (“frighten”)

References

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