ActionScript 2.0 :: Substitute A Variable With Another Variable's Name Instead Of Its Actual Value?

I was wondering if its possible to substitute a variable with another variable's name instead of its actual value. I have a variable named "pLeg" thats equal to the value of 1.I have blank variable named "itemVar".Now, I want "itemVar" to equal to "pLeg", but not of its value, but of its name string.The reason is because I need "itemVar" to substitute multiple variables in a main timeline code.

For example:

Code:
if(_root.itemVar !== 1) {
//do something
}

"itemVar" can be any variable, like pTorso, or pWeapon or anything. Which is why I can't have it equal to the variables actual value, because then the timeline code would turn out to be:

Code:
if( 1 == 1) {
//1 being itemVar
}

PS: I've tried add quotations like _root.itemVar = "pLeg" but Flash will not read it as a variable.