Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/lupiš

This Proto-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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)lupiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p-i-. Cognate to Proto-Italic *wolpis.

Noun

*lupiš ?

  1. fox

Inflection

masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lupiš *lupiH *lupayah
vocative *lupay *lupiH *lupayah
accusative *lupim *lupiH *lupinš
instrumental *lupiH *lupibʰyā(m) *lupibʰiš
ablative *lupayš *lupibʰyā(m) *lupibʰyah
dative *lupayay *lupibʰyā(m) *lupibʰyah
genitive *lupayš *lupiyāh *lupiHnaHam
locative *lupāy *lupiyaw *lupišu

Descendants

  • Avestan: 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 (urupi, “a member of the dog family”)
  • Middle Persian: [script needed] (lpwk) (via metathesis?)
  • Zazaki: lû (“fox”)
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