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arṣāklo

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Sanskrit ईर्ष्यति (īrṣyati, to envy) or a related term within the Indo-Iranian family, or from Proto-Indo-European *ers- (to move); alternatively from Proto-Turkic *arsïlan (lion), whence also Turkish aslan (lion). Compare Tocharian A ārṣal.

Noun

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arṣāklo ?

  1. viper, poisonous snake

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “arṣāklo”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 27