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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/wŕ̥kas

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 This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognate with Latin lupus, Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (whence English wolf).

    Noun

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    *wŕ̥kas m

    1. wolf

    Declension

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    masculine a-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *wŕ̥kas *wŕ̥kā(w) *wŕ̥kās(as)
    vocative *wŕ̥ka *wŕ̥kā(w) *wŕ̥kās(as)
    accusative *wŕ̥kam *wŕ̥kā(w) *wŕ̥kāns
    instrumental *wŕ̥kaH *wŕ̥kaybʰyā(m) *wŕ̥kāyš
    ablative *wŕ̥kāt *wŕ̥kaybʰyā(m) *wŕ̥kaybʰyas
    dative *wŕ̥kāy *wŕ̥kaybʰyā(m) *wŕ̥kaybʰyas
    genitive *wŕ̥kasya *wŕ̥kayās *wŕ̥kānaHam
    locative *wŕ̥kay *wŕ̥kayaw *wŕ̥kayšu

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wŕ̥kas[1]
      • Sanskrit: वृक (vṛ́ka) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *wŕ̥kah (see there for further descendants)
    • → Proto-Mordvinic: *vərgas

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vŕ̊ka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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