Where does “loveală” come from?

loveală (Romanian) comes from Romanian lovi, from Proto-Slavic loviti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

loveală (Romanian): blow, hit

Definitions

  1. blow, hit

Ancestry of “loveală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlovito hit; to strike
2Proto-Slaviclovitito catch
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →