Where does “ловувам” come from?

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

ловувам (Bulgarian): to hunt to chase wild animals so as to kill them; to do this as a profession

Definitions

  1. to hunt to chase wild animals so as to kill them; to do this as a profession

Ancestry of “ловувам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianловhunt; hunting act of going out to kill animals
2Old Church Slavonicловъhunt, fishing
3Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
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