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Where does “loba” come from?

loba (Spanish) comes from Latin lupa, from Latin Lupus, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

loba (Spanish): female equivalent of lobo, a she-wolf; a fox: an...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of lobo, a she-wolf; a fox: an...

Ancestry of “loba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlupashe-wolf; prostitute
2LatinLupus—
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
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