Where does “вук” come from?

вук (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

вук (Serbo-Croatian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “вук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →