Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kercäpā

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

Likely a borrowing from an early Indo-Aryan language, the same source of Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha).

Noun

*kercäpā

  1. donkey, ass

Descendants

  • Tocharian B: kercapo

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kercapo”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 210
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