Where does “lovi” come from?

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

lovi (Romanian): to hit; to strike

Definitions

  1. to hit; to strike

Ancestry of “lovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclovitito catch
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “lovi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →