alāsk-
Tocharian B
Etymology
Either borrowed from Sanskrit अलस (alasa, “lazy”) (compare *ālas(e)), or from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁- (“heat”), as in a fever. In the latter case, compare Irish allas (“sweat”).
Verb
alāsk-
- to be sick
Derived terms
- alāşmo
- alāşşālle
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 28