māk

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Tocharian A[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tocharian *mākā, probably from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (whence Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), compare also Sanskrit मह (mahá), Persian مه) or possibly *maǵ- (compare Latin magnus, Albanian madh (large)[1]). Compare Tocharian B māka.

Adjective[edit]

māk

  1. many, much
  2. large

Adverb[edit]

māk

  1. very much

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 238.