lup

It's more optimal to believe that up and lup are merely two separate roots that happen to look alike and just happen to be used in the context of death.

Disproving a particular translation of TLE 193 once and for all 2009

While metathesis from religious taboo is always possible, I think it's safer to assume the least: that lup 'to cross over' and up are two different roots.

Disproving a particular translation of TLE 193 once and for all 2009

However, to justify a connection between lup and up we need facts, not feelings.

Disproving a particular translation of TLE 193 once and for all 2009

Examples are zilu 'who presides' to zil- 'preside', zilaχnu 'who has occupied the presidency, president' to zilaχ 'presidency, magistracy' and lupu 'who dies, is dead, dead man' to lup- 'die'.

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Is its meaning euphemistic possible upl lup metathesis?

Disproving a particular translation of TLE 193 once and for all 2009

Perhaps I should also mention, concerning the correct interpretation of lup- as "to cross over" rather than directly "to die", we might look at TLE 99:

Contradictions with authors' accounts of Etruscan word Rasna 2009

Comparing your tur and mul examples with lup made me think.

Contradictions with authors' accounts of Etruscan word Rasna 2009

This means lup should take an implicit accusative object.

Contradictions with authors' accounts of Etruscan word Rasna 2009

This means lup should take an implicit accusative object.

Contradictions with authors' accounts of Etruscan word Rasna 2009

Hans: "Is its meaning euphemistic possible upl lup metathesis?"

Disproving a particular translation of TLE 193 once and for all 2009