Imberciadori, Giulio (2023) Remarks on Inner-Tocharian Borrowing and the Etymology of Tocharian A lek 'shape; gesture', B lek* 'gesture'. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 76 (3). pp. 337-353. ISSN 0001-6446
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Abstract
After discussing some thus far unknown examples of inner-Tocharian borrowing processes with direction TA >> TB, the present paper argues that also the substantive B lek* 'gesture' represents a loanword from Tocharian A, in particular from the Tocharian A form lek 'shape; gesture'. Under the assumption of a semantic development 'equality, identity, correspondence' double right arrow 'figure, shape' double right arrow 'gesture' - for which parallels are available -, A lek is etymologically connected with the independently reconstructable root PIE *leig'(be[come]) equal' and thus traced back to a nominal pre-form *loig-u- or *loig-o-.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | history; Internal derivation; lexicalization; Tocharian languages; inner-Tocharian borrowing; u-substantivization; |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2024 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Aug 2025 23:15 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/191919 |
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