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
Ancestry of “vilkacis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | acs | eye; vision, capacity to see, field of vision,... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ak- | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |