Where does “ловъ” come from?

ловъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

ловъ (Old Church Slavonic): hunt, fishing

Definitions

  1. hunt, fishing

Ancestry of “ловъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “ловъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →