Is there any explanation for the anomalous prefixes and developments of PIE *udros "otter"?
Germanic *otraz "otter", regular
Greek hydros, hydra "otter, water snake, hydra", regular
Greek enydra "otter", irregular
Latin lutra, ontra (Portuguese lontra, Spanish nutria), irregular
Slavic *vydra, irregular?
Joao SL
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