Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/kauwärṣän

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 *gʷow-wr̥sen- (“bull”), from *gʷṓws (“cow”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit गोवृष (gauvṛṣa).

Noun

*kauwärṣän m

1. bull

Descendants

• Tocharian A: keyurṣ
• Tocharian B: kauᵤrṣe

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kauᵤrṣe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 222-223