Re: [tied] Ossetic fox

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

>
> Interesting --I believe Old Spanish was raposa, rapaz but this, I

think is somehow related to words for roots such as rábano ¨radish¨¨,
etc. because of the tail. What is the etymology of the words below?

>
> tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> Ossetic ruvas "fox"
> Danish ræv, Sw räv etc "fox"
> Proto-Finno-Ugric *repä-c´ "fox"
>
> cf
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/46118
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/44292
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/18689

Beyond what's in the postings? I'm afraid that's all I've got.


Torsten