koṭ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kot"

Kamkata-viri

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *kārta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kártas, from Proto-Indo-European *kert- (“to be strong”), variant of *kret-.

Noun

koṭ m (Western, Northeastern, Southeastern)[1][2]

  1. strength

Descendants

  • → Prasuni: kaṭ (< earlier *kāṭ)

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “k′oṭ”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
  2. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi), whence also Tocharian A kor. Compare koṭiśvare (“millionaire”).

Noun

koṭ ?

  1. ten million

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “koṭ”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 215
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