krośce

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• kroṣce

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kʷroscē (whence also Tocharian A kᵤraś), from Proto-Indo-European *krews- (“to freeze, become hard”). Compare Latin crusta, Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos), etc.

Adjective

krośce

1. cold

Derived terms

• kroścaññe (“coldness”)
• krostaññe (“coldness”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “krośce”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 236