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

Definitions

  1. Tasmanian tiger

Ancestry of “vakovlk”, step by step

vakovlk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vlk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlkwolf
2Old Czechvlkwolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Czech vak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvakbag; pouch
2CzechváčekDiminutive of vak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →