%0 Journal Article %T Gk. λέπω, Lith. lùpti, Ru. lupít’ ‘to peel’ %A Villanueva Svensson, Miguel %J Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia %V 2014 %R 10.4467/20843836SE.14.011.1654 %N Volume 19, Issue 3 %P 179-187 %K etymology, Greek, Lithuanian, Slavic, Proto-Indo-European %@ 1427-8219 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-etymologica-cracoviensia/article/gk-lepo-lith-lupti-ru-lupit-to-peel %X The Balto-Slavic root *leup- ‘to peel’ (Lith. lùpti, lùpa, Sl. *lupti) can be derived from the root *lep- ‘id.’ (Gk. λέπω) by assuming an original paradigm pres. *lep-e/o- : aor.-inf. *p-. The aorist-infinitive stem developed as follows: *p- > *ulp- → *lup- (after pres. *lep-) → new full grade *leup-.