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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *k'eip-
Meaning: muzzle, to twist mouth
Old Indian: śiprā f. `nose; (du.) cheeks'
Avestan: srifa- m. `Nüstern beim Pferde'
Russ. meaning: рожа и ее кривить
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *čeĩp- vb. tr., *čaĩp-ī̂- vb., *čaĩp-a- c.
Meaning: grin, smile
Lithuanian: šiẽpti-s (-ia-, -ē-) 'die Zähne fletschen (eig. 'das Gesicht, die Mundwinkel nach den Seiten verziehen'), lächeln, schmunzeln, auslachen', pašiẽpti 'verspotten, verhöhnen, lächerlich machen', šaipī́tis 'mehrfach die Zähne fletschen, spotten, höhnen', šaĩpa-s 'Spott, Hohn, Gespött'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 871
Root: k̂eip-
English meaning: to wag, wave, pull faces
German meaning: `schweifen, wedeln, das Gesicht verziehen'?
Material: Ai. śiprā f. `Schnurrbart, wallender Helmbusch', av. (mit Metathese) srifa- m. `Nüstern'; av. saēf `wedeln'; die Bedeutung von av. saēpa- ist unklar; lit. šiepiúos, šiẽptis und šaipaũs, šaipýtis `das Gesicht verziehen', šyplà `Spötter', šypsaũ, -óti `grinsen'.
References: WP. I 364, Frisk Le monde oriental 30, 78 ff.
Pages: 543
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