āk

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ak"

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *āk, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Latin agō and Sanskrit आजि (āji, “competition, match”). Compare Tocharian B āk. Semantically compare English drive.

Noun

āk

1. zeal

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Tocharian B

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), whence also āka (“millet”). Compare English ear (of grain), of the same usage.

Noun

āk ?

1. ear of grain

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tocharian *āk, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Latin agō and Sanskrit आजि (āji, “competition, match”). Compare Tocharian A āk. Semantically compare English drive.

Noun

āk ?

1. zeal

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 38