Where does “вовчок” come from?

вовчок (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.

вовчок (Ukrainian): little wolf, wolf cub

Definitions

  1. little wolf, wolf cub

Ancestry of “вовчок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвовкwolf
2Old East Slavicвълкъwolf
3Proto-Slavicvьlkъwolf
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwilkáswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wilkás →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlkъ →