Where does “λύκοπερσικων” come from?

λύκοπερσικων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λύκος, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “λύκοπερσικων”, step by step

λύκοπερσικων traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λύκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύκοςwolf; curb bit; a kind of jackdaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Ancient Greek περσικών

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερσικών—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύκος →