ās-

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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-

  1. 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-

  1. 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