arṣāklo

Tocharian B

Etymology

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

arṣāklo ?

1. viper, poisonous snake

Derived terms

• arṣāklatstse

Further reading

• 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