Where does “śalāp” come from?

śalāp (Tocharian B) comes from Sanskrit शलभ, from Sanskrit शरभ — a sharabha mythical half-lion half-bird that slays lions; in later literature an eight-legged deer.

śalāp (Tocharian B): grasshopper, locust

Definitions

  1. grasshopper, locust

Ancestry of “śalāp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशलभlocust; grasshopper; cricket
2Sanskritशरभa sharabha mythical half-lion half-bird that slays lions; in later literature an eight-legged deer
Every word from Sanskrit शरभ →Every word from Sanskrit शलभ →