*bṣl: 'to cut, split, peel'
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Notes
PWS *bṣl 'to cut, to divide (?)' (Kogan 2015, 441 apud SEDonline 1938). SEDonline 1938 also sets here Amh. bäṭṭälä 'to become torn to pieces' (AED 945). Cf. 1637 *baṣal- 'onion', K0044 *baṭāl- 'cease'.
Updated 25 October 2026