Where does “vakovlk” come from?
vakovlk (Czech) comes from Czech vlk, from Old Czech vlk, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
vakovlk (Czech): Tasmanian tiger
Ancestry of “vakovlk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | vlk | wolf |
| 2 | Old Czech | vlk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьlkъ | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wilkás | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |