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