Where does “lőszer” come from?

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

lőszer (Hungarian): ammunition, munition

Definitions

  1. ammunition, munition

Ancestry of “lőszer”, step by step

lőszer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian

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

via Hungarian szer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszertool, instrument; chemical, agent, substance;...
2Proto-Uralicśerɜrow, order; to join; to be linked / related to...

Words derived from “lőszer

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