Where does “lup” come from?

lup (Istro-Romanian) comes from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lup (Istro-Romanian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “lup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
2Proto-Italiclukʷos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Italic lukʷosEvery word from Latin Lupus