Where does “волчјак” come from?

волчјак (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian волк, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

волчјак (Macedonian): German shepherd

Definitions

  1. German shepherd

Ancestry of “волчјак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianволкwolf
2Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →