Proto-IE: *k'op- (-ph-)
Meaning: a k. of fish (carp)
Old Indian: śaphara- m. `a k. of fish, Cyprinus sophore'
Old Greek: küprī́no-s (~ -ǖ-) m. `Karphen'
Russ. meaning: рыба (сазан)
Comments: The Lat. carpa f. `Cyprinus carpio, Karpfen' (Donaufisch) and Slav. *korpъ `сазан, карп' are borrowed from the same "Danube" source (or else Slav. < Lat.).
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