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Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *kärs- (whence Tocharian B kärs-), from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“to cut off”), enlargement of *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verb
kärs-
- to know, understand, recognize
- (causative) to make known
Tocharian B
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *kärs- (whence Tocharian A kärs-), from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“to cut off”), enlargement of *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Verb
kärs-
- to know, understand, recognize
- (causative) to make known
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kärs-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 176-177