Where does “лъв” come from?

лъв (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic львъ, from Proto-Slavic lьvъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

лъв (Bulgarian): lion; Leo

Definitions

  1. lion; Leo

Ancestry of “лъв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicльвъlion
2Proto-Slaviclьvъlion
3Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰lion animal
4Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
5Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →