Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/treyä

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

From Pre-Tocharian *tróyes, with an irregular vowel change from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes, perhaps influenced by Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

Proto-Tocharian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *treyä

*treyä

  1. three

Descendants

  • Tocharian A: tre
  • Tocharian B: trai, trey

References

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “trai”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 339-340
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