wäs

See also: was, waš, wąs, wæs, wäs-, and ƿæs

Tocharian A

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Proto-Italic *auzom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”) Compare Tocharian B yasā.

Noun

wäs m

1. gold

Etymology 2

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

wäs

1. poison