apsāl

Tocharian B

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Avestan 𐬀𐬟𐬱𐬀 (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