Where does “vučić” come from?

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

vučić (Serbo-Croatian): wolf-cub

Definitions

  1. wolf-cub

Ancestry of “vučić”, step by step

vučić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvukwolf
2Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Proto-Slavic *vьlčiťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*vьlčiťь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →