Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/lupiš

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)lupiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p-i-. Cognate to Proto-Italic *wolpis.

Noun

*lupiš ?

1. fox

Descendants

• Avestan: 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 (urupi, “a member of the dog family”)
• Middle Persian: [script needed] (lpwk) (via metathesis?)
• Zazaki: lû (“fox”)