Where does “ākär” come from?
ākär (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian ākru, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru, from Proto-Indo-European dh₂éḱru.
ākär (Tocharian A): tear
Ancestry of “ākär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | ākru | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱru | tear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru | tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂éḱru | — |