Where does “apasmār” come from?

apasmār (Tocharian B) comes from Sanskrit अपस्मार, from Sanskrit अप-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apasmār (Tocharian B): epilepsy

Definitions

  1. epilepsy

Ancestry of “apasmār”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअपस्मारepilepsy, falling sickness
2Sanskritअप-away, out
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápaoff, away, from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Sanskrit अप- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa →