< Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian
Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/päl-
Proto-Tocharian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to speak, yell, bark, roar, sound”) (whence English bellow), or alternatively it may be linked to Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to say aloud, recite”) (compare Albanian fjalë, English spell, Armenian առասպել (aṙaspel)).
Verb
*päl-
- to praise, commend
Descendants
- Tocharian A: päl-
- Tocharian B: päl-
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “päl-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 402-403