𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wŕ̥kah (compare Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (varka), Mazanderani ورگ‎ (verg), Ossetian бирæгъ (biræǧ), Kurdish gur), 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

𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀 • (vəhrka) m

  1. wolf

Derived terms
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