Indo-European etymology : Query result

Proto-IE: *rāp-/-ē-

Meaning: turnip

Old Greek: ? rháphü-s, rhápü-s f. `Rübe', rháphano-s f. `Kohl, Brassica cretica; Rettich, Raphanus sativus'

Slavic: *rḗpā

Baltic: *rā̂p-iā̃ (1) f.

Germanic: *rōb-ṓn-, *rōb-iṓn- f.; *rēb-ṓ(n-) f.

Latin: rāpum, -ī n., rāpa f. `Rübe'

Russ. meaning: растение (репа)

References: WP II 341 f

Comments: Greek rh- is irregular, as if the root had *sr- or *wr-; -ph- is also irregular. Greek form might be borrowed from the northern IE languages.