Where does “vlčák” come from?

vlčák (Czech) comes from Czech vlk, from Old Czech vlk, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

vlčák (Czech): a crossbreed of a wolf and a German shepherd; a wolfdog

Definitions

  1. a crossbreed of a wolf and a German shepherd; a wolfdog

Ancestry of “vlčák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlkwolf
2Old Czechvlkwolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →