tāss

Etymology
From verb, an archaic and dialectal variant of , ; the form follows the pattern of , , (compare dialectal forms , ; compare also other dialectal variants above). A comparable synonym term exists in Balto-Finnic languages (e.g., 🇨🇬) which suggests borrowing between Baltic and Balto-Finnic, but the direction of the borrowing is not clear. Cognates include 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) birchbark white bark of the birch tree, formerly used as writing material