Where does “उरुक” come from?
उरुक (Shina) comes from Sanskrit वृक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
उरुक (Shina): a wolf
Ancestry of “उरुक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वृक | a wolf; plough; thunderbolt |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wŕ̥kas | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |