akwam

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Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp); that is, the sharp point of a sprout piercing the ground. Cognate with Latin acus (sharp).

Noun[edit]

akwam ?

  1. sprout

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “akwam”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 4