Where does “лов” come from?

лов (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ловъ, from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

лов (Bulgarian): hunt; hunting act of going out to kill animals

Definitions

  1. hunt; hunting act of going out to kill animals

Ancestry of “лов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicловъhunt, fishing
2Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “лов”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →