Where does “вовцюган” come from?

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

вовцюган (Ukrainian): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “вовцюган”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвовцю́гаwolf
2Ukrainianвовкwolf
3Old East Slavicвълкъwolf
4Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkásEvery word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ
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