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Tocharian A
Etymology
Uncertain. From Proto-Tocharian *päl-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“speak, yell, bark, roar, sound”) (whence English bellow), or alternatively it may be linked to *(s)pel- (“to say aloud, recite”) (compare Albanian fjalë, English spell, Armenian առասպել (aṙaspel)). Compare Tocharian B päl-.
Verb
päl-
- to praise, commend
Tocharian B
Etymology
Uncertain. From Proto-Tocharian *päl-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“speak, yell, bark, roar, sound”) (whence English bellow), or alternatively it may be linked to *(s)pel- (“to say aloud, recite”) (compare Albanian fjalë, English spell, Armenian առասպել (aṙaspel)). Compare Tocharian A päl-.
Verb
päl-
- to praise, commend
mā tusa kātkau mā tu pällāmar- thus I do not rejoice and do not praise it