akwam-pere

Tocharian B

Etymology

From akwam (“sprout”) +‎ pere (“stalk”). This phrase was assumedly used so much that the two words were merged.

Noun

akwam-pere ?

  1. sprout and stalk

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “akwam-pere”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 4
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