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Reconstruction:Tocharian B/āliya

This Tocharian B 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.

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“other”). Cognate with Latin alius.

Reconstruction

There are many varied Tocharian B words that have the common meaning of "other" and roughly similar form, all appearing to derive in some way from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, rather than simply being formations of terms in Tocharian B. This term specifically appears to be the root for alyiyatstse (“having otherness”), and was reconstructed from this term.

Noun

*āliya ?

  1. otherness

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 29
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