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Where does “вольфрам” come from?

вольфрам (Russian) comes from German Wolfram, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “вольфрам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWolframtungsten
2Old High Germanwolfwolf
3Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
4Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “вольфрам”

  • վոլֆրամ
  • вольфрам
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