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/)

1. wolf

Derived terms

• 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠Varkāna⁠/)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/⁠gurg⁠/)

  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwlg)

  Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gʿlg)

  • Classical Persian: گرگ (gurg)
    • Iranian Persian: گرگ (gorg)
    • Tajik: гург (gurg)