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
Ancestry of “love”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romani | lovo | coin; money |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लोह | red, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrawdʰás | red metal, copper, brass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “love”