Where does “lőfegyver” come from?

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

lőfegyver (Hungarian): firearm

Definitions

  1. firearm

Ancestry of “lőfegyver”, step by step

lőfegyver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lő

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

via Hungarian fegyver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfegyverweapon

Words derived from “lőfegyver”

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