iprer

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• eprer, ipprer

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós or a similar form, from Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- (“to become damp, cloudy-”). Cognate with Latin imber, nimbus, and nebula, as well as German Nebel.

Noun

iprer m

1. sky, air

Derived terms

• ipreräṣṣe

Descendants

• → Tocharian A: eprer

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “iprer”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 70