käs-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kas"

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käs- (whence Tocharian B käs-), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes- (to extinguish, become extinguished). Cognate with Lithuanian gesti, Sanskrit जासयति (jāsayati), and Ancient Greek σβέννῡμι (sbénnūmi).

Verb

käs-

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, quench
  2. (intransitive) to be extinguished, go out

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *käs- (whence Tocharian A käs-), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes- (to extinguish, become extinguished). Cognate with Lithuanian gesti, Sanskrit जासयति (jāsayati), and Ancient Greek σβέννῡμι (sbénnūmi).

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, quench
  2. (intransitive) to be extinguished, go out

Verb

käs-

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, quench
  2. (intransitive) to be extinguished, go out

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “käs-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 188
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