Where does “wilkownia” come from?

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

wilkownia (Polish): wolf trap in the form of a pit lined with wood from which the animal cannot get out

Definitions

  1. wolf trap in the form of a pit lined with wood from which the animal cannot get out

Ancestry of “wilkownia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWilkLupus
2Old Polishwilkwolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →
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