ās-

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

• aslyamaṣṣe

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