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Where does “lup” come from?

lup (Romanian) comes from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

lup (Romanian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “lup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLupus—
2Proto-Italiclukʷos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “lup”

  • lupoaie
  • lupoaică
  • lupesc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →