wäs
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "was"
Tocharian A[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with Tocharian B yasā (“gold”), from Proto-Tocharian *wi̯äsā (“gold”), of uncertain further origin. Compare Proto-Italic *auzom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from the root *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”).
Noun[edit]
wäs m
References[edit]
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “yasa”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 524–525
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Tocharian *wä́së, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison”) (compare Latin vīrus, Ancient Greek ἰός (iós), Sanskrit विष (viṣa)). Compare Tocharian B wase.
Noun[edit]
wäs
References[edit]
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “wase*”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 634
Categories:
- Tocharian A terms inherited from Proto-Tocharian
- Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Tocharian
- Tocharian A terms with unknown etymologies
- Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Tocharian A lemmas
- Tocharian A nouns
- Tocharian A masculine nouns
- Tocharian A terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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