askace

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• askwace

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *āskwāce, of further unknown origin. Possibly related to atiyo (“grass”). Compare Tocharian A āskāc.

Noun

askace ?

1. halfa grass, Desmostachya bipinnata

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “askace”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 35-36