Where does “روباه” come from?

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

روباه (Persian): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “روباه”, step by step

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

Words derived from “روباه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian laupi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian laupāća →