Where does “Луперка” come from?
Луперка (Russian) comes from Latin Luperca, from Latin Lupercus, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
Ancestry of “Луперка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Luperca | — |
| 2 | Latin | Lupercus | a priest of the god Lupercus |
| 3 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |