Tocharian

Meanings

Proper Noun

• An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.

Noun

• Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke Tocharian.

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to Tocharian or the Tocharians.

Origin

• From Latin Tochari + , from Ancient Greek Τόχαροι (see Τόχαρος), probably from an source (Old Persian, Khotanese); compare Sanskrit तुखार.