Where does “lelő” come from?

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

lelő (Hungarian): to kill with a shot; present participle of lel

Definitions

  1. to kill with a shot; present participle of lel

Ancestry of “lelő”, step by step

lelő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lő

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

via Hungarian lel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlelto find
2Proto-Finno-Ugriclewδä-to find

Words derived from “lelő”

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