Where does “вълк” come from?

вълк (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic влькъ, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

вълк (Bulgarian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “вълк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвлькъwolf
2Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “вълк”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →