Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/wilkītjas

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From *wilkás (“wolf”) +‎ *-ītjas.

Noun

*wilkītjas m[1]

  1. wolf cub, young wolf

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Old Lithuanian: vilkýtis
      • Lithuanian: vilkýtis
  • Proto-Slavic: *vьlčiťь (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ BSW, page 359: “u̯ilkīti̯a-”

Further reading

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