𐎺𐎼𐎣

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wŕ̥kah (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀‎ (vəhrka)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥kas (“wolf”) (compare Sanskrit वृक (vṛka)), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”) (compare Lithuanian vilkas, Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ), Tocharian B walkwe, Latin lupus, Old English wulf (English wolf).

Noun

𐎺𐎼𐎣 (v-r-k /varka/)

wolf

Derived terms

𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /Varkāna/)

Descendants

Middle Persian: (/gurg/)
Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwlg)

Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢‎ (gʿlg)
- Classical Persian: گرگ‎ (gurg)
  - Iranian Persian: گرگ‎ (gorg)
  - Tajik: гург (gurg)

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