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.

Wilk (Polish): Lupus

Definitions

  1. Lupus

Ancestry of “Wilk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Wilk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkásEvery word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ