Where does “βρικόλακας” come from?

βρικόλακας (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek βουρκόλακας, from Bulgarian върколак, from Proto-Slavic vьlkolàkъ — werewolf.

βρικόλακας (Greek): vampire; unpleasant reminder, unpleasant remnant

Definitions

  1. vampire; unpleasant reminder, unpleasant remnant

Ancestry of “βρικόλακας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekβουρκόλακας—
2Bulgarianвърколакwerewolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkolàkъwerewolf
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkolàkъ →Every word from Bulgarian върколак →Every word from Byzantine Greek βουρκόλακας →