Latin word lupa comes from Latvian *welh₂, Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós, and later Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (Wolf.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*welh₂ | Latvian (lav) | |
*wl̥kʷós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*wel | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*wĺ̥kʷos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Wolf. |
*lukʷos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
Osco-Umbrian | Ligurian (lij) | |
lupa | Latin (lat) | (slang) prostitute. She-wolf. |