k̂op(h)elo-s oder k̂ap(h)elo-s

English meaning                      a k. of carp

German meaning                     `Karpfenart'

Grammatical comments         

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Derivatives                             

Material                                   Ai. śaphara- m. `Cyprinus sophore' = lit. šãpalas `Cyprinus dobula';

                gr. κυπρῖνος `Karpfen', vielleicht nach κεστρῖνος, κοxρακῖνος, ἐρυθρῖνος usw. umgebildet; υ- eventuell volksetymologisch nach Κύπρος, da *κοπρῖνος an κόπρος denken ließe.

References                              WP. I 457, WH. I 171, Trautmann 299.

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