Questions tagged [tocharian]
For questions about the now extinct Tocharian languages, formerly spoken and written in the Tarim Bassin.
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Why does Tocharian seem to have an uncanny relation with English? [closed]
Tocharian is an interesting language, and it seems to have some relations to English in we Here is why I am saying this:
It is a centum language and the languages in that area are usually satem.
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Is there any commentary on the etymology of the Tocharian word empreṃ?
The Tocharian word empreṃ 'truth' is often marked as being of unknown etymology. I cannot find a lot of commentary on it except from that it could be a middle Iranian word meaning 'confidence'.
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What is the etymology of "Tarim" as in "Tarim Basin" and does it relate to Tocharian?
I was trying to obtain a proper etymology for the name "Tarim" and found it rather difficult. The Wiktionary page only lists the modern Turkish word tarım meaning agriculture, so was the Wikipedia ...
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The Indogermanic r-mediopassive and the Latin ending -mini from a broader perspective
This question is a follow-up to this question Latin passive endings: Why is -mini sticking out. The Latin 2nd person plural passive ending mini has attracted the attention of scholars for centuries, ...
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What is the contribution of Tocharian to the reconstruction of Proto-Indogermanic?
Inspired by this question Which Indo European language best preserves the features of Proto Indo-European?, I want to ask the follow-up question:
What did we learn for the reconstruction of Proto-...
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Turkish kalem: from Anc. Greek or Tocharian?
Usually the Turkish word kalem 'pen' is shown in etym. dictionaries to derive from Arabic qalam, which in turn derives from Greek κάλαμος. However, I noticed that Tocharian languages have the term ...
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