Reconstruction:Proto-Tocharian/päl-

This Proto-Tocharian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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-

1. 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