Where does “Vulcan” come from?
Vulcan (Romanian) comes from Hungarian Volkány, from Old Church Slavonic влькъ, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Vulcan (Romanian): Vulcan
Definitions
- Vulcan
Ancestry of “Vulcan”, step by step
Vulcan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Volkány
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Volkány | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | влькъ | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьlkъ | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wilkás | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
via Italian vulcano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vulcano | volcano |
| 2 | Latin | Vulcānus | Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |
via German Vulkan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vulkan | volcano |