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,[1] with metathesis from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥p-. Cognate to Proto-Italic *wolpis. See also Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hláwpiš.

Noun

*lupiš m

  1. marten[2]

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

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Younger Avestan: 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 m (urupi, marten(?))[3] (traditionally translated "a kind of dog")

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “volpēs, -is”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 688:IIr. *lupi-
  2. 2.0 2.1 Palmér, Axel; Jakob, Anthony; Thorsø, Rasmus; Paulus, van Sluis; Swanenvleugel, Cid; Kroonen, Guus (2021), “Proto-Indo-European ‘fox’ and the reconstruction of an athematic -stem”, in Indo-European Linguistics[1], volume 9, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 239 of 234–263
  3. 3.0 3.1 de Vaan, Michiel (2000), “The Indo-Iranian animal suffix *-āćá-”, in Indo-Iranian Journal, volume 43, number 3, Brill, →JSTOR, pages 279-293