Cognate Set 6263 – Meaning: sky

IE-CoR reference form:
eprer
IE-CoR reference language:
Tocharian A
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Loan event:
yes
Parallel loan event:
no
Loan source language:
Tocharian A
Source lexeme in loan source language:
iprer
Loan source lexeme belongs to cognate set:
*nebʰ- [Proto-Indo-European]
Justification:
Loanword from Tocharian B eprer (Carling 2009:74-75, Adams 2013:70).
Found in clades:
Tocharian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
3   Tocharian A eprer eprer eprer
References
  • Adams, Douglas Q.: 70
    S.v. TochB iprer 'sky, air, atmosphere', from which TochA eprer is surely a borrowing.
  • Carling, Gerd: 74-75
    S.v. TochA eprer 'air space', a borrowing from Tocharian B.