kāswo

Tocharian B

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“white, gray”), as in peeling/diseased skin. If so, cognate with Latin canus and English hare.

Noun

kāswo f

  1. eruption on the skin, inflammation

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kāswo”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 165
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