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Where does “Wilk” come from?

Wilk (Polish) comes from Old Polish wilk, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “Wilk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwilk—
2Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “Wilk”

  • Wilkes
  • Wilkie
  • Wilks
  • Wilk
  • Wilke
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