pāsk-

Tocharian B

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Tocharian *pāsk-, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-sḱé-ti, itself from the root *peh₂- (“to protect”). Cognate with Latin pāscō, English food, feed.

Verb

pāsk-

  1. to guard, protect

References

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “pāsk-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 392-393
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