Where does “wolpis” come from?

wolpis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

wolpis (Proto-Italic): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “wolpis”, step by step

wolpis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

via Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p—

Words derived from “wolpis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →