IE words for monkey,ape : Ke:pos, Kapi, Apan, Opica, ABranas

From: Joao
Message: 32969
Date: 2004-05-29

Is there any explanation for the IE words for monkey?
Germanic apan
Old Russian opica
Celtic (Hesychius) abranas
Greek ke:pos, ke:bos
Sanskrit ka:pi
 
A loanword? *Ha:p-, *Xa:p
 
And Latin cluna ?
 
 
Joao SL