Where does “ruvni” come from?

ruvni (Romani) comes from Romani ruv, from Sanskrit वृक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ruvni (Romani): she-wolf

Definitions

  1. she-wolf

Ancestry of “ruvni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniruvwolf
2Sanskritवृकa wolf; plough; thunderbolt
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas →Every word from Sanskrit वृक →