Where does “orvlövés” come from?

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

orvlövés (Hungarian): snipe

Definitions

  1. snipe

Ancestry of “orvlövés”, step by step

orvlövés traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lövés

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlövésshot
2Hungarianlőto shoot, fire
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Hungarian örv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianörvcollar; pretext, guise, excuse, cover, pretence
2Proto-Turkicogrïthief

Words derived from “orvlövés”

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