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

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: (/⁠gurg⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫃𐫇𐫡𐫃 (gwrg)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwlg)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gʿlg)
    Pazend script: 𐬔𐬎𐬭𐬔 (gurg)
    • Classical Persian: گرگ (gurg)
      Dari: گرگ (gurg)
      Iranian Persian: گرگ (gorg)
      Tajik: гург (gurg)
    • Lurish
      Bakhtiari: گرگ (gorg)
      Northern Luri: گؤرگ (gorg)
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