okaro

Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably a learned borrowing from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru, “agarwood”) (from Tamil அகில் (akil)), but also possibly borrowed from Tocharian A okar (“plant”).

Noun

okaro ?

1. sweet flag; Acorus calamus
2. agarwood; Aquilaria malaccensis (possibly)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “okaro”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 114