Re: rufius = Lynx ?

You can add

Erzia Mordvin rivez "fox"

It's usually considered an Indo-Iranian loanword
but the vowels are better explained by Germanic forms.

And those Germanic-looking LW are in nominative :
rivez "fox", kardaz "shack",

Arnaud

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From: patrick cuadrado
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Subject: Re : [tied] Re: rufius = Lynx ?


Rufiius = Lynx = Fox ?

Danish Raev
Suedish Räv
Féroé Revur
Islandic Refur
Norse Rev

Estonian Reban

Spanish/portugese Raposa
Asturian Raposu
Aragonese/Catalan Raboso/Rabosa
Andalou Rapipocha
Galician Raposo
Sardian Zreppiu
http://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raposu

Ossètic Ruvas/Robas
Iranian Raupaca (Chacal)
Middle Perse Rwp'h
Perse R-ob-ah
Parthian Rwb's
Kurde Râvf/Rovî

May be from IE Rep- = to catch to snatch
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=rapid
french : Rapace/Rapine

outside IE
et en dehors de l'IE = renard
Samii (Suéde) Rieban
Khotanese (China) rrûvasa
Baloutche Ropask
Finno-Ougrien Repä-c
Indonésian Rubah