Where does “luef” come from?

luef (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

luef (Franco-Provençal): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “luef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlupuswolf; an animal which acts in the savage manner...
2Proto-Italiclukʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin lupus →