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
Ancestry of “روباه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | lwpʾh | fox |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | laupāća | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | laupi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl(o)p- | fox, jackal |
Words derived from “روباه”