iścem

Tocharian B

Etymology

Borrowed from an Indo-Iranian source, ultimately either from the Bactria-Margiana subtrate or Proto-Indo-European *is- (“clay, dough”). Compare Sanskrit इष्टका (iṣṭakā) and Persian خشت, both meaning "brick". Possibly related to iścake (“dirt, earth”), if that term is also a borrowing from Indo-Iranian.

Noun

iścem ?

  1. clay
  2. brick, tile (made of clay), ceramic

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “iścem”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 72-73
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