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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

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

Words derived from “orvlövés”

  • orvlövések
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