Where does “vilkacis” come from?

vilkacis (Latvian) comes from Latvian acs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

vilkacis (Latvian): werewolf; wolfman

Definitions

  1. werewolf; wolfman

Ancestry of “vilkacis”, step by step

vilkacis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian acs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianacseye; vision, capacity to see, field of vision,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Latvian Vilks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianVilkswolf esp
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →