Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/lapijāˀ

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Proto-Balto-Slavic

*lapijāˀ

Etymology

From earlier *lapīˀ + *-jāˀ, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(w)lop-ih₂s, from *h₂(w)lṓp- (lengthened o-grade via schwebeablaut), from *h₂wl̥p- (“fox”, zero-grade). Due to the taboo nature of the word, the root has changed significantly in most Indo-European descendants.

Noun

*lapijāˀ f

  1. fox
    Synonyms: *lapśāˀ, *leipśāˀ
nouns

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
  • West Baltic:

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 274: “lapė”, “PIE *h₂lōp-s, *h₂lop-”
  2. ^ BSW, page 149: “lapē-”

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