kerccī

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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Uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰórtos (enclosure), which would be cognate to Latin hortus (garden), Proto-Celtic *gortos (enclosure, field), and Ancient Greek χόρτος (khórtos, farmyard). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (enclosure, to enclose), which would be cognate to English yard, garden, Proto-Slavic *gordъ (fortification, castle), etc. Both are ultimately from *ǵʰer- (to enclose), in any case.

Noun

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kerccī m

  1. palace

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kerccī”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 210-211