Where does “волчонок” come from?
волчонок (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.
волчонок (Russian): wolf cub
Ancestry of “волчонок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | волк | wolf |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вълкъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьlkъ | wolf |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wilkás | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |