Where does “love” come from?

love (Romani) comes from Romani lovo, from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

love (Romani): plural of lovo; money

Definitions

  1. plural of lovo; money

Ancestry of “love”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanilovocoin; money
2Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “love”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás →