Where does “волчище” come from?

волчище (Russian) comes from Russian волк, from Old East Slavic вълкъ, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

волчище (Russian): Augmentative of волк

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of волк

Ancestry of “волчище”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianволкwolf
2Old East Slavicвълкъwolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →