Re: The Pontic Indics

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, george knysh <gknysh@...> wrote:

> And while we're talking about Iranians and Thrakoids
> in the Scythian bow area, let's not forget those
> always forgotten Pontic Indo-Aryans, who were
> scattered about from the southern Boh(g) /Hypanis/ to
> the Don and Kuban, and in the Crimea too. What's the
> story with their "a" developments? My sources tend to
> ignore them, and I don't have Trubachov at hand.

What is etymology of Hypanis? Can Hypanis be misspeling of Kypanis
or Kyponis? Theh: Lithuanian word IKYPAS (letter I here can be
prefix), meaning BEVEL, SIDELONG, > KYPAS > Kyponis or Kypanis?