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Where does “lovъ” come from?

lovъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

lovъ (Proto-Slavic): hunting, hunt

Definitions

  1. hunting, hunt

Ancestry of “lovъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lovъ”

  • łów
  • łowić
  • Rybołowicz
  • rybołów
  • уловити
  • ловити
  • uloviti
  • loviti
  • lovit
  • lovec
  • lovecký
  • rybolov
  • loviště
  • lovkyně
  • lov
  • ловец
  • лови
  • lovi
  • lovitură
  • loviti
  • loviti
  • ловити
  • łojś
  • ловити
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