u̯l̥kʷ-os (*kwel- k̂uu̯ō(n))

    u̯l̥kʷ-os (*kwel- k̂úu̯ō(n))

    English meaning: wolf

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Wolf”

    Note: Root u̯l̥kʷ-os : “wolf” derived from an extention of Root u̯lek-, u̯l̥k- : “to shine; fiery” [similarity of sparking beastly eyes in the dark]

    Material: O.Ind. vŕ̥ka- m. “wolf”, vr̥kīḥ “Wölfin”, vr̥káti- “ein Wölfischer”, vr̥küyú- “mad, wicked, evil, mordlustig”; Av.vǝhrka- “wolf (geneuertes = renamed, has changed?? Fem. vǝhrka); Gk. λύκος (geneuertes = renamed, has changed?? Fem. λύκαινα); Lat. lupus (sabin. Lw.); Goth. wulfs, O.Ice. ulfr, O.E. O.S. wulf, O.H.G. wolf “wolf”, fem. O.H.G. wulpa, M.H.G. wũlpe, O.Ice. ylgr (from *wulgis, IE *u̯lkʷī); Lith. vil̃kas, Ltv. vìlks, O.Pruss. wilkis, O.C.S. vlьkъ ds.; fem. Lith.vìlkė, Slav. vъlči-ca in Serb. vùčica, Russ. volčí ca; with double zero grade (?): Alb. ulk “wolf”, ligur. MN Ulkos, Illyr. PN Ulcudius, Ulcirus mons, PN Ουλκίνιον, pannon. Ulcisia castra; O.Brit. PN Ulcagnus, urIr. (Ogam) gen. Ulccagni = O.Ir. PN Olcán, also also O.Ir. olc, gen. uilc “mad, wicked, evil”, as Subst. m. “Missetäter”, n. “evil, harm, Übel” (see307, 310); compare also den päon. MN Λυππειος, Λυκκειος the auf old Labiovelar hinweisen could; Szemerényi (KZ. 71, 199 ff.) receives Illyr. ulk- from *u̯ulk-, IE *u̯l̥kʷ- an; then Celt. ulko- must be looked as Illyr. Lw.; conspicuous is Lat. PN Vlp(ius) Lupio (CIR 130);

    Note: Alb. (*ulkʷ) ulku “wolf” [the shift kʷ > ku) [conservative definitive forms versus indefinite forms (Alb. phonetic trait)]; also Alb. (*ulcagnus) ulkonjë ‘she-wolf” : O.Brit. PN Ulcagnus common Alb. -kn- > -nj- phonetic mutation : Swedish varghona, varginna, vargböna, varghona, varginna, vargböna “Wölfin”. possible wäre also, daß Lat. lupus and Gmc. *wulfaz with IE p to O.Ind. lopüś a- m. “jackal, fox”, Av. raopi-, M.Pers. ropas etc. belongs, or mindestens from a derartigen Wurzelbeeinflußt is (see above S. 690, where also Gaul. PN Λούερνιος, O.Brit. gen. Lovernii, Welsh llywarn, O.Corn. louuern, Bret. louarn “fox”, IE *louperno-s hinzufũgen is).

    References: WP. I 316 f., WH. II 836 f., Trautmann 359, Vasmer 1, 218, 223 f.; various distorted taboo; den Labiovelar leugnet W. Wissmann in D. Wb. 14, 2, 1242.