yentuke

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Old Iranian *hinduka, akin to Old Persian [script needed] (*hinduka) from 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš, “India”), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), of uncertain origin.

Noun

yentuke

  1. an Indian

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