eye

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éy-ós, nominalized form of *h₁ey- (“to go”), where the semantics developed along the lines of the animals being herded. For similar etymological and semantic developments, compare Hittite iyant (“sheep”) and Oscan eítuvam (“wealth”) (originally meaning livestock, for which semantically compare Latin pecunia).


auk

From Proto-Tocharian *ewk, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis) and Sanskrit अहि (ahi).


ku

From Proto-Tocharian *ku, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Compare Tocharian A ku, Latin canis, Old Irish cú, Old English hund.


yel

From Proto-Tocharian *w'ēl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“turn, twist”).


śwerppewä

Probably from derivatives of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”) and *pṓds (“foot”), as with Latin quadrupes. Compare śtwer (“four”) and paiyye (“foot”), pai.


laks

From Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate with Tocharian A läks (“fish”), Old East Slavic лосось (lososĭ, “salmon”), Old English leax (“salmon”) and Lithuanian lašiša (“salmon”).


yakwe

From Proto-Tocharian *yäkwe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, whence also Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Old Irish ech. Cognate with Tocharian A yuk.


wrauña

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wornéh₂. Compare with Lithuanian várna, Old Church Slavonic вранъ (vranŭ), Proto-Celtic *branos.


wartto

From Proto-Tocharian *wärtto, *wärttonta (compare Tocharian A wärt), probably an extension of Proto-Indo-European *wértis/*wŕ̥tis (“enclosure”), from *wer- (“surround, cover, contain”).


walkwe

From Proto-Tocharian *wä́lkʷë, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


yape

From Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave, plait, spin”).


warme

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *morwi- (“ant”).


okso

From Proto-Tocharian *wəkʷsó, from Proto-Indo-European *úksō. Compare Tocharian A ops-.


arṣāklo

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Sanskrit ईर्ष्यति (īrṣyati, “to envy”) or a related term within the Indo-Iranian family, or from Proto-Indo-European *ers- (“to move”); alternatively from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan (“lion”), whence also Turkish aslan (“lion”). Compare Tocharian A ārṣal.


nakūle

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नकुल (nakula).


onkolmo

From Proto-Tocharian *onkolmo (compare Tocharian A onkaläm).


āntse

From Proto-Tocharian *ānse, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓms-o-s, a form of *h₂ṓms. Cognate with Latin umeros and Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos). Compare Tocharian A es.


arśakärśa

Uncertain. Possibly from a Proto-Tocharian reflex of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergi- (“swift”).


atiyo

From Proto-Tocharian *ātŭyā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-. Cognate with Lithuanian atolas (“aftergrass”). Compare Tocharian A āti.


onolme

From Proto-Tocharian *ānelme, abstract form of *ān- (“to breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), the same source as anāsk- (“to breathe”), āñme (“self, soul”), and añiye (“breath”). Cognate with Latin animus (“spirit”) (whence English animal), German Atmen (“breath”), etc. Also possibly from *h₂en-h₂enh₁mo- (“one whose breath is upon them”), a form of the above root.


kercapo

From Proto-Tocharian *kercäpā, likely a borrowing from an early Indo-Aryan language, the same source of Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha).


kranko

From Proto-Tocharian *kräṅk-ān-, from Proto-Indo-European *krenk- (“to make a loud noise”). Cognate with English ring (“noise”), Lithuanian krankėti.


ṣecake

Cognate to Tocharian A śiśäk (“lion”), which is likely influenced by śiśri (“mane”). If common ancestry with Chinese 獅子 (MC srij tsiX) is to be accepted, Proto-Tocharian *ṣīcäke may be tentatively reconstructed, from Proto-Indo-European *sih₂tekó- (“maned one”), which is related to Latin saeta (“bristle”).


uluke

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).


kurār-lūwo

From kurār (“osprey, eagle”) + lūwo (“animal”).


kauᵤrṣe

From Proto-Tocharian *kauwärṣän (whence also Tocharian A keyurṣ), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷow-wr̥sen- (“bull”), from *gʷṓws (“cow”), the same source as keᵤ. Cognate with Sanskrit गोवृष (govṛṣa).


alāᵤ

A contraction of unattested *alāwu, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁-won-, a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁- (“to grind”), making it cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron) and Old Armenian ալիւր (aliwr), both meaning "flour".


āᵤw

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”). Cognates include English ewe, Latin ovis, and Sanskrit अवि (avi).


ākhu

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आखु (ākhu).


ās

From Proto-Tocharian *ās(ä), but uncertain from there. Possibly borrowed from a Middle Persian language. Compare Tocharian A ās (“goat”).


askace

From Proto-Tocharian *āskwāce, of further unknown origin. Possibly related to atiyo (“grass”). Compare Tocharian A āskāc.


āka

Probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”), whence also ak (“ear of grain”). Compare English ear, of the same usage.


mokoṃśka

Coordinate term: mokoṃśke


ṣparā-yäkre

a type of bird, possibly the sparrow hawk


kurār

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुरर (kurara).


keᵤ

From Proto-Tocharian *kew-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.


kaiyye

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws, whence also keᵤ.


kokīl

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila).


oṅkalmo

Related to Tocharian A oṅkaläm, but further derivation is unknown. Probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European language.