Where does “love-” come from?

love- (Finnish) comes from Hungarian lő, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

Ancestry of “love-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlőto shoot, fire
2Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

Words derived from “love-”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- →Every word from Hungarian lő →