Prehistory of Tocharian ya:staci ‘Juniper’ in the Perspective of Historical Phonetics

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Authors

BLAŽEK Václav SCHWARZ Michal

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Indo-European Studies
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Linguistics
Keywords Tocharian A & B; Khotan-Saka; Nuristani; Sanskrit; dendronym; loanword
Description In the present contribution the possible Nuristani origin of the Tocharian dendronym ya:staci 'juniper / Juniperus excelsa' via Khotanese mediation is proposed and discussed. Another Nuristani loanword in Tocharian B could be identified in the word kaumiye 'lake, pond'.
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