apsāl

Tocharian B

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Avestan afša- (“damage”). If so, this shifted from the sense of 'damage' to 'damager', finally to 'sword'.

Noun

apsāl ?

  1. sword

References
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
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