plyuwai

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *plew-eh₂-h₁en-, a derivative of *plew- (“id”), whence also plu- (“to fly”). Cognate with English float, Ancient Greek πλόος (plóos, “voyage”), etc.

Adverb

plyuwai

  1. floating

Derived terms

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