Where does “āy” come from?
āy (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian āyä, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ost- — bone.
āy (Tocharian A): bone
Ancestry of “āy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | āyä | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ost- | bone |