istak
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Central Nahuatl
Orizaba Nahuatl
References
- Tepole Ortega, Lucía 2012; Náhuatl de Sierra de Zongolica , AVELI, Gobierno del estado de Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico.
Pipil
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl iztac (“something white”).
Adjective
istak
- [[white]
Further reading
- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
- Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.
Tocharian B
Etymology
Either from the accusative form of yast (“precipice”) + the strengthening particle -kä, or from yn- ("in") + -stā- (“stand”) + -kä. For the latter, compare English instant, of similar derivation and construction.
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “istak”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 73
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