Where does “вовцю́га” come from?

вовцю́га (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вовк, from Old East Slavic вълкъ, from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

вовцю́га (Ukrainian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “вовцю́га”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвовкwolf
2Old East Slavicвълкъwolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “вовцю́га”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →