Where does “lulu” come from?
lulu (Mauritian Creole) comes from French loup, from Middle French loup, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
lulu (Mauritian Creole): wolf; werewolf
Ancestry of “lulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | loup | wolf; bass; mask, eyemask |
| 2 | Middle French | loup | wolf |
| 3 | Latin | Lupus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lukʷos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |