qasuq (OUygh.)
skin, shell, peel, bark
Comments: EDT 665, 666, ЭСТЯ 5 328. The root should be distinguished from *Kaŕ (v. sub *k`éŕà). Note that in Siberian languages the reflexes of *ŕ and *s coincide, so all the forms attributed to *Kaŕ can also reflect PT *Kas.
Russian meaning: кожа, скорлупа, кора
Old Turkic: qasuq (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: qas, qasuq (MK)
Halaj: qā̊s