A Fall into the Pit: Remarks on Tocharian B koṣko, koṣkīye

This paper argues that Tocharian B koṣko, koṣkīye does not mean ‘hut’, as was taken for granted, but ‘pit, hole’; and that it is not an inherited Indo-European word, but an Iranian loanword in Tocharian B. Although the possibility of a borrowing from an unknown Middle Iranian language cannot be excl...

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Main Author: Bernard, Chams Benoît (Author)
Contributors: Chen, Ruixuan 1987-
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2022
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-31
Further subjects:B fire-pit
B Tocharian
B Tarim Basin
B Central Asian Buddhism
B language contact
B (Pre-)Bactrian
B Middle Iranian languages
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Summary:This paper argues that Tocharian B koṣko, koṣkīye does not mean ‘hut’, as was taken for granted, but ‘pit, hole’; and that it is not an inherited Indo-European word, but an Iranian loanword in Tocharian B. Although the possibility of a borrowing from an unknown Middle Iranian language cannot be excluded, an unattested (Pre-)Bactrian form *kōškā is demonstrated to be the most likely source of this loanword.
ISSN:1572-8536
Contains:Enthalten in: Indo-Iranian journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06501001