istak

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Adjective

istak

1. white.

Central Nahuatl

Adjective

istak

1. white.

Orizaba Nahuatl

Adjective

istak

1. white

References

• Tepole Ortega, Lucía 2012; Náhuatl de Sierra de Zongolica , AVELI, Gobierno del estado de Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico.

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl iztac (“something white”).

Adjective

istak

1. white

Further reading

• Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
• Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.

Tocharian B

Etymology

Either from the accusative form of yast (“precipice”) + the strengthening particle -kä, or from yn- ("in") + -stā- (“stand”) + -kä. For the latter, compare English instant, of similar derivation and construction.

Adverb

istak

1. suddenly

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “istak”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 73