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Where does “vьlkъ” come from?

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

vьlkъ (Proto-Slavic): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “vьlkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “vьlkъ”

  • Wilkes
  • Wilkie
  • Wilks
  • Wilk
  • Wilke
  • witzchoura
  • волкулак
  • волк
  • волчонок
  • волчий
  • волчок
  • волчище
  • vitchoura
  • wilk
  • Wilk
  • wilczek
  • wilkołak
  • Wilkus
  • Wilczyk
  • Wilkos
  • wilczy
  • wilczyca
  • wilczura
  • vuk
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