Where does “āks-” come from?

āks- (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian *āks-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ǵ-s-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

āks- (Tocharian B): to tell, announce, proclaim

Definitions

  1. to tell, announce, proclaim

Ancestry of “āks-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharian*āks-to tell, announce, proclaim
2Proto-Indo-European*h₁ǵ-s-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ǵ-s- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *āks- →