kärs-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kars"

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-

1. to know, understand, recognize
2. (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-

1. to know, understand, recognize
2. (causative) to make known

Derived terms

• kärsor (“knowledge”)

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