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