Reconstruction:Tocharian B/ālase

This Tocharian B entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Tocharian B

Alternative reconstructions

• *ālas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलस (alasa), whence also Tocharian B alāsk- (“to be sick”)

Reconstruction

Only attested in the derivatives alāsäññe and alāṣñeṣṣe.

Adjective

*ālase

1. lazy, lethargic, tired, idle

Derived terms

• alāsäññe
• alāṣñeṣṣe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 28