Was the Xiongnu gloss "dried fermented milk" borrowed from Tocharian?

BLAŽEK, Václav. Was the Xiongnu gloss "dried fermented milk" borrowed from Tocharian? Journal of Sino-Western Communication. 2015, vol. 7, No 2, p. 3-8. ISSN 2153-0114.

Basic information

Original name

Was the Xiongnu gloss "dried fermented milk" borrowed from Tocharian?

Authors

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

Edition

Journal of Sino-Western Communication, 2015, 2153-0114

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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/00216224:14210/15:00087895

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Chinese; Xiongnu; Tocharian; Iranian; glos; dried curd; milk

Tags

rivok

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Abstract

V originále

In the present contribution the Tocharian etymology of the gloss mi-luo/lí/li "dried fermented milk" < Middle Chinese *mek-lwa (or *-lye) is introduced. It is based on Tocharian A malke, B malkwer "milk", replacing the etymological attempt of Bailey, who speculated about the Iranian source of the Xiongnu gloss, reconstructing *mi:la:ka- < *miža:ka- < *miyž- on the basis of Khotanese biśi:, beśi: "buttermilk", Yaghnobi mešin, mayšin id., Ossetic Iron mi:syn, Digor mesin "whey".

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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