Where does “vilkolakis” come from?
vilkolakis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vilkas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
vilkolakis (Lithuanian): werewolf
Ancestry of “vilkolakis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | vilkas | wolf |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wilkás | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |