Publication details
Prehistory of Tocharian ya:staci ‘Juniper’ in the Perspective of Historical Phonetics
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Indo-European Studies |
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| 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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