Where does “vilcēns” come from?
vilcēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian Vilks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
vilcēns (Latvian): baby wolf, puppy
Ancestry of “vilcēns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Vilks | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wilkás | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |