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Materia Medica Tocharo-Hvatanica

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Dragoni, Federico·2021·Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
DOI 10.1017/s0041977x21000707
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The two languages once spoken in the oases in the North of the Tarim basin, Tocharian A and B, have preserved many Iranian loanwords. These belong to different chronological layers and are of different dialectal origins. Whereas the oldest layers are now most likely seen as belonging to an unattested Old Iranian dialect, more recent layers have not yet been studied in detail. In this respect, the vocabulary of medical texts represents an important field of enquiry. Most terms come from Middle Indian, but a significant number are of Middle Iranian origin. This component, mostly ingredients and technical vocabulary, seems to be largely of Khotanese origin. The article introduces the material and examines possible scenarios for historical transmission and contact between the North and the South of the Tarim Basin.

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Authors
Dragoni, F.
Affiliations
Leiden University (NL)
Corresponding author
Dragoni, Federico
ORCID
Dragoni, Federico
Venue
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2021-06
Volume
84
Issue
2
Pages
295-319
ISSN
  • 0041-977X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-0699
DOI
10.1017/s0041977x21000707
OpenAlex
W3203531550
Cited by
3
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Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1
FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (276-70-028)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistics and language evolution
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Turkic and Altaic Linguistics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Eurasian Exchange Networks
Keywords
Tocharian A, Tocharian B, Khotanese, Iranian loanwords, medical terminology, Tarim Basin, language contact, historical transmission, Old Iranian

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