kranko

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kräṅk-ān-, from Proto-Indo-European *krenk- (“to make a loud noise”). Cognate with English ring (“noise”), Lithuanian krankėti.

Noun

kranko ?

  1. chicken

Derived terms
  • kräṅkaiññe

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kranko”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 229
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