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Where does “روبه ارتيک” come from?

روبه ارتيک (Malay) comes from Malay روبه, from Persian روباه, from Middle Persian lwpʾh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian laupāća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian laupi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

روبه ارتيک (Malay): arctic fox

Definitions

  1. arctic fox

Ancestry of “روبه ارتيک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayروبهfox
2Persianروباهfox
3Middle Persianlwpʾhfox
4Proto-Indo-Iranianlaupāća—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianlaupi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
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