arkant
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Tocharian A[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tocharian *erkent (whence also Tocharian B erkent), but from there uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (“to be dark”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos), Old Norse røkkr (“twilight”), etc.) or Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“white, shining”) (cognate with Latin argentum and semantically akin to English black <> bleach).
Adjective[edit]
arkant
Usage notes[edit]
- This word was often used as a compound, as the Tocharian languages were particularly agglutinative.