Where does “lupoaie” come from?

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

lupoaie (Romanian): she-wolf; broom rape

Definitions

  1. she-wolf; broom rape

Ancestry of “lupoaie”, step by step

lupoaie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian lup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlupwolf
2LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Romanian oaie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoaiesheep; ewe, female sheep
2Latinovemaccusative singular of ovis; first-person...
3Proto-Italicowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Italic lukʷos →Every word from Latin Lupus →