Cognate Set 2913 – Meaning: smell

IE-CoR reference form:
*u̯er-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Generally derived to IE *u̯er- 'observe, perceive' (LIV² 3. *u̯er- 'to observe, perceive', cf. Malzahn 2010:886-888, Adams 2013:647-648).
Found in clades:
Tocharian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
3   Tocharian A wräṣ wrɨʂ wr-ʂ Root /wr-/. Intransitive; no transitive pres. forms attested.
4   Tocharian B warṣṣäṃ ˈwərʂʂɨ̃ ˈwər-əʂʂ-ə-n Root /wər-/, pres. stem /wər-(ə)ṣṣ-ə-/ ~ /wər-(ə)sk-e-/. Apparently has both transitive and intransitive meanings. Possibly simply /ˈwər-əʂʂ-n/
References
  • Adams, Douglas Q.: 647-648
    S.v. TochB wärsk- 'smell', which with TochA wärsk- reflects Proto-Tocharian wär-sk- from PIE *u̯er- 'observe, pay attention to' (cf. Gk. ὁράω 'see', Lat. vereor 'honor, fear', Engl. beware, Latv. véru 'show, remark about').
  • Malzahn, Melanie: 886-888
    S.v. AB wär-/wärsk- 'riechen', 'smell', said to be derived from PIE *u̯er- 'beobachten, wahrnehmen' (LIV² 685f.).
  • Rix, Helmut: 685-686
    S.v. 3. *u̯er- 'beobachten, wahrnehmen' (IEW 1164). TochB warṣṣäṃ, TochA wräṣ 'riecht' (intr.) < ?*u̯r̥-sk̑é-.