āśce

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Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from a form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp), which semantically shifted into an ear of grain, or from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (bone).

Noun[edit]

āśce f

  1. (anatomy) head

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āśce”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 61-62