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Where does “lov” come from?

lov (Czech) comes from Czech lovit, from Old Czech loviti, from Proto-Slavic lovìti — to catch.

lov (Czech): hunt; hunting; second-person singular imperative...

Definitions

  1. hunt; hunting; second-person singular imperative...

Ancestry of “lov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlovitto hunt
2Old Czechloviti—
3Proto-Slaviclovìtito catch

Words derived from “lov”

  • lovecký
  • rybolov
  • lovkyně
  • lovec
Every word from Proto-Slavic lovìti →