In Lithuanian werewolf is vilkolakis. Not sure on the etymology tho, "vilko" is from vilkas which means wolf, "lakis" I don't even know. maybe from "laksto" which means to run around, but I'm not sure.
2026-05-31 11:42:33
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kasizk :
Vilkatis actually. Or so I think 😁
2026-05-15 16:18:37
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baumanita :
wow, I didn't know that 🤩
2026-05-15 20:12:52
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Ayma :
Slight correction, *Wermann doesnt appear in any Old english corpus, it is a modern construction due to analogy to Wifmann. There were several names for man, including: Wer, Mann, Goma, and Wæpnedmann, etc.
2026-05-31 15:32:15
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WEEBza :
actually man in latvian is "vīrietis" while "vīrs" is husband
2026-05-14 21:14:01
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✨Beka✨ :
Vilkatis/vilkacis is just that. Its not a saliktenis so its a one word
2026-05-15 17:07:53
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userwf7baxszw6 :
Actually it's even more interesting story about Balts and werewolfs as it appears that it stems from baltic mythology. This actually should be used as lot more intense.
2026-05-14 19:30:06
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Xelor :
“Võõras” means “stranger” in English
2026-05-15 10:24:20
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Edds :
Lietuva ir Latvija on top
2026-05-14 16:02:56
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Docis :
Go further! Herodotus in his Histories mentions Lykanthropos- Wolfmen- people who used turn into wolves. And guess what, he places them approx. in what's now is Belarus, western Russia- territory then inhabited by Balts!
2026-05-15 21:53:28
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