Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/käṣṣī

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

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s- (“to proclaim, point out, instruct”), and cognate with Sanskrit शास्ति (śāsti, “to teach, instruct, rule”).

Noun

*käṣṣī

1. teacher, master

Descendants

• Tocharian A: käṣṣī
• Tocharian B: käṣṣī

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “käṣṣī”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 187-188