On 2006-07-21 16:36, Joao S. Lopes wrote:
> Perhaps the r-word < Scythian ?
It's a frequently made claim, but the 'lynx' word is unattested in
Iranian. Besides, the Eurasian lynx is an animal of the northern forest
zone and of mountain forests, not of the steppes, and one should think
the Proto-Slavic speakers were far more familiar with it than their
Iranian-speaking neighbours.
Piotr