Where does “maku” come from?
maku (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian mekwā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
maku (Tocharian A): nails, fingernails
Ancestry of “maku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | mekwā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |