Where does “vulpilji” come from?

vulpilji (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian vulpi, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

vulpilji (Aromanian): deceit, cunning

Definitions

  1. deceit, cunning

Ancestry of “vulpilji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianvulpifox
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpēs →