āks-

Tocharian B

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tocharian *āks-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ǵ-s-, a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ-. Cognate with Latin aiō

Verb

āks-

  1. to tell, announce, proclaim, instruct

Derived terms
  • akşalñe

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to hear well”), or of the same derivation as the other meaning of this term, above.

Verb

āks-

  1. to awaken

Derived terms

Further reading

Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āks-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 41-42

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