Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hláwpiš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂léwp-i-s, from *h₂lewp- (“fox”).

Noun

*Hláwpiš m

fox
Synonym: *HlawpaHćás

Inflection

masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hláwpiš	*HláwpiH	*Hláwpayas
vocative	*Hláwpay	*HláwpiH	*Hláwpayas
accusative	*Hláwpim	*HláwpiH	*Hláwpinš
instrumental	*HláwpiH	*Hláwpibʰyā(m)	*Hláwpibʰiš
ablative	*Hláwpayš	*Hláwpibʰyā(m)	*Hláwpibʰyas
dative	*Hláwpayay	*Hláwpibʰyā(m)	*Hláwpibʰyas
genitive	*Hláwpayš	*Hláwpiyās	*HláwpiHnaHam
locative	*Hláwpāy	*Hláwpiyaw	*Hláwpišu

Descendants

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hláwpiṣ
- Dardic:
  - Khowar: ڑوو (ɫow)
  - Shina: لوئ (lōi)
Proto-Iranian: *Hláwpiš
- Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬌 (raopi) , 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬋𐬌𐬱 m (raopōiš, gen.sg.)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: ڕێوی (rêwî)
  
  Northern Kurdish: rovî, rûvî
  
  Laki: ڕو‌وی (ruwî)