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Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/wä́së

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tocharian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison”) (compare Latin vīrus, Ancient Greek ἰός (iós), Sanskrit विष (viṣa)).

Noun

*wä́së

  1. poison

Descendants
  • Tocharian A: wäs
  • Tocharian B: wase

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “wase*”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 634
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