Where does “wilk-” come from?
wilk- (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welk-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Ancestry of “wilk-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | welk- | to pull, draw, drag |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |