Where does “kri” come from?
kri (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian käryā-, from Proto-Indo-European kṛd(i)yeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
kri (Tocharian A): will
Ancestry of “kri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | käryā- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kṛd(i)yeh₂- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |