Where does “tsäk-” come from?

tsäk- (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian tsäk-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

tsäk- (Tocharian B): to burn up, consume by fire

Definitions

  1. to burn up, consume by fire

Ancestry of “tsäk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tochariantsäk-
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰetiEvery word from Proto-Tocharian tsäk-