oppīloñ

Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly ultimately from forms of Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi- + *pulu- (“hair”), which would be cognate to Latin pilus (“hair”) and Sanskrit पुलक (pulaka, “bristling of hair”).

Noun

oppīloñ ? (plural)

1. threads

   Synonym: oppīläñ

Derived terms

• oppīläñ (“id”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “oppīloñ”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 123-124