āks-

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *āks-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ǵ-s-, a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ- (“to say”). Cognate with Latin aiō. Compare Tocharian B āks-.

Verb

āks-

1. to tell, announce, proclaim
2. to instruct

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Tocharian B

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tocharian *āks-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ǵ-s-, a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ- (“to say”). Cognate with Latin aiō. Compare Tocharian A āks-.

Verb

āks-

1. to tell, announce, proclaim
2. to instruct, teach

Derived terms

• akṣalñe
• -ākṣi

Further reading

Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āks-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 41

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to hear well”), or of the same derivation as the other meaning of this term, above.

Verb

āks-

1. to awaken

Derived terms

• āksalñe
• āksaṣṣenta

Further reading

Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āks-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 41-42