Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “вълкъ” come from?

вълкъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “вълкъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “вълкъ”

  • воўк
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