Where does “minolovka” come from?

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

minolovka (Czech): minesweeper warship

Definitions

  1. minesweeper warship

Ancestry of “minolovka”, step by step

minolovka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lovit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlovitto hunt
2Old Czechlovitito hunt
3Proto-Slaviclovìtito catch

via Czech mina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechminamine
Every word from Proto-Slavic lovìti →Every word from Old Czech loviti →Every word from Czech lovit →