päl-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pal"

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-

1. 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-

1. to praise, commend

   mā tusa kātkau mā tu pällāmar

   thus I do not rejoice and do not praise it