okaro
Tocharian B
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably a learned borrowing from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru, “agarwood”) (from Tamil அகில் (akil)), but also possibly borrowed from Tocharian A okar (“plant”).
Noun
okaro ?
- sweet flag; Acorus calamus
- agarwood; Aquilaria malaccensis (possibly)
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “okaro”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 114