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Prehistory of Tocharian ya:staci ‘Juniper’ in the Perspective of Historical Phonetics

BLAŽEK, Václav and Michal SCHWARZ

Basic information

Original name

Prehistory of Tocharian ya:staci ‘Juniper’ in the Perspective of Historical Phonetics

Authors

BLAŽEK, Václav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Michal SCHWARZ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Indo-European Studies, Washington, Institute for the Study of Man, 2015, 0092-2323

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/15:00081262

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

UT WoS

000370765000007

Keywords in English

Tocharian A & B; Khotan-Saka; Nuristani; Sanskrit; dendronym; loanword

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 15/1/2019 15:57, doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

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'.

Links

GAP406/12/0655, research and development project
Name: Jazykové interference Indoevropanů v Centrální Asii a Číně
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Indo-European Linguistic Interference in Central Asia and China