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