kāswo

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (white, gray), as in peeling/diseased skin. If so, cognate with Latin canus and English hare.

Noun

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kāswo f

  1. eruption on the skin, inflammation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kāswo”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 165