Where does “lövész” come from?

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

lövész (Hungarian): rifleman, shooter

Definitions

  1. rifleman, shooter

Ancestry of “lövész”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lövész”

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