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Where does “rubah” come from?

rubah (Malay) comes 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.

rubah (Malay): fox; Misspelling of ubah

Definitions

  1. fox; Misspelling of ubah

Ancestry of “rubah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rubah”

  • rubah artik
  • rubah
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