Where does “ловџија” come from?

ловџија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ло̑в, from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

ловџија (Serbo-Croatian): hunter

Definitions

  1. hunter

Ancestry of “ловџија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло̑вhunt, hunting
2Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ло̑в →