Re: Res: [tied] Re: Ossetic fox

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 47229
Date: 2007-02-03

On 2007-02-03 13:18, Joao S. Lopes wrote:

> Raposa seems to be superficially similar to lopas^a. Is there any
> Iranian equivalent of Indian lopas^a ? Something like *laupasa or
> *raupasa? The Alans was settled in Iberia.
> Perhaps *raupasa>*rapausa>raposa ???

Middle Persian ro:pa:s, Mod.Per. rubah point to PIr. *raupa:c'-.

Piotr