Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/krās-

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

Possibly from a lenghthened grade intensive of Proto-Indo-European *gʰres- (*gʰrōs-), with cognates only seen in the Baltic languages, such as Lithuanian grasa (“threat”).[1]

Verb

*krās-

  1. to vex, torment
  2. to be/become angry

Descendants

  • Tocharian A: krās-
  • Tocharian B: krās-

References

  1. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “krās-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 231: “PIE *gʰres- ‘± threaten, torment’”

Further reading

  • Malzahn, Melanie (2010), The Tocharian Verbal System, Leiden: Brill, pages 612-3
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