Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀 ‎(vəhrka)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥ka- ‎(“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).