A Fall into the Pit

Indo-Iranian Journal, vol. 65, pp. 1–31

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Authors 2

1. Chams Benoît Bernard Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Universiteit Leiden The Netherlands Leiden

   Heidelberg ,

2. Ruixuan Chen corresponding

   Heidelberg University

   Affiliation as printed

   Heidelberg University Germany Heidelberg

   Leiden, Leiden , The