Where does “wilk” come from?

wilk (Silesian) comes from Old Polish wilk, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wilk (Silesian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “wilk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwilkwolf
2Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →