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

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