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Tocharian B
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tocharian *ās-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-. Cognate with Latin aridus (whence English arid) and possibly English ash.
Verb
ās-
- to dry out, dry up
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ās-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 63
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly from the locative particle ā (“near, on, away”) + -s-. a verbalizing particle. Alternatively, a borrowing from a Middle Persian language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive, lead, push”).
Verb
ās-
- to bring, fetch
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ās-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 63-64