< Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian
Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/lupiš
Proto-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)lupiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p-i-. Cognate to Proto-Italic *wolpis.
Noun
*lupiš ?
- fox
Descendants
- Avestan: 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 (urupi, “a member of the dog family”)
- Middle Persian: [script needed] (lpwk) (via metathesis?)
- Zazaki: lû (“fox”)