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Avestan urupi- 'breeds of dogs', raopi- 'fox', 'jackal', Old Persian raubasa- nomen proprium, Sanskrit lopāśá- 'fox', 'jackal', Middle Persian rōbāh, ro-bōs, Parthian rōbās, Sogdian rwps, Khwarazmian rūbas 'fox', Khotanese rrūvāsa- 'jackal', Farsi rubāh, Gurani rūās, rūwās, Awromani ruwās, Talysh rəwos, Balochi rōрāsk, Luri rovā, Sivandi rūbā, Vanishani, Kahrudi rubō, Sanglechi rebā, Shamirzadi rübo, Gazi, Sedehi rūbo, Lasgerdi robā, Sorkhei rübā, Gilaki rūbā 'fox', Kurdish Kurmanji r̄ūvī, r̄ōvī, r̄īvī, r̄ēwī 'fox', 'cunning person', Ossetian rūvas, rōbas, Munji rəwsa, rūsa, Yidgha rūso, Ishkashimi urves, Shughni růpc, Roshani rupc, Sarikoli rapc, Yazghulami rəpc 'fox'. Tsabolov 2, 223-224 |
'fox' > 'cat' or perhaps 'fox' > 'cunning person' > 'cat'