Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hláwpiš

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂léwp-i-s, from *h₂lewp- (“fox”).

Noun

*Hláwpiš m

1. fox

   Synonym: *HlawpaHćás

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hláwpiṣ
  • Dardic:
    • Khowar: ڑوو (ɫow)
    • Shina: لوئ (lōi)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hláwpiš
  • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬌 (raopi) , 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬋𐬌𐬱 m (raopōiš, gen.sg.)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: ڕێوی (rêwî)

    Northern Kurdish: rovî, rûvî

    Laki: ڕو‌وی (ruwî)