ārc-
Tocharian B
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from an unattested *ārk (“merit”), indicating an early Proto-Tocharian *ārk. This is possibly related to Sanskrit अर्हति (arhati), but other cognates with this word make such a connection unlikely.
Verb
ārc-
- to merit, deserve, be worthy of
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) , “ārc-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 53