käryāñ

Tocharian B

Etymology

From a singular form *käryā-, from Proto-Tocharian *käryā-, from Proto-Indo-European *kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from *ḱḗr, whence also English heart, Old Irish cride. Compare Tocharian A kri (“will”).

Noun

käryāñ pl

  1. hearts.

Usage notes

The usual word for heart is arañce, käryāñ appears to be an archaism attested in only one passage.

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