Where does “ловаш” come from?

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

ловаш (Serbo-Croatian): a rich person

Definitions

  1. a rich person

Ancestry of “ловаш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло́ваmoney
2Romaniloveplural of lovo; money
3Romanilovocoin; money
4Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás →