āmpär
Tocharian B
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mr, a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join together”). If so, cognate with English arm and Latin arma (whence English armor).
Alternative forms
- amparwa
Noun
āmpär ?
- bodily limb, member
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).
Alternative forms
- ampar
Noun
āmpär ?
- mango
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “āmpär”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 48