The Tocharian A word for "rug" and Old Sinitic reconstructions
Language Log 2020-01-03
Summary:
There's a Chinese character 罽 (Mandarin jì, Old Sinitic *kràts), which means "rug, carpet; woolen textile; fish net"). On the basis of its sound, meaning, place, and date of occurrence, it would seem to be related to Toch. A kratsu "rug". This raises two questions: 1. Does this Tocharian word have cognates in other IE […]