Surname
Wowk
“wolf”
Wowk is a surname from Ukrainian (ultimately Proto-Indo-European). It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wowk goes back to Ukrainian вовк, meaning “wolf.”
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Where it comes from
Wowk comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Ukrainian вовк (“wolf”), from Old East Slavic вълкъ, from Proto-Slavic *vь̑lkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
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Wowk’s family of names
In Polish usage, Wowk as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with WILK.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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