Where does “Lofça” come from?
Lofça (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لوفجه, from Bulgarian Ловеч, from Old Church Slavonic ловьчь, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti — to go.
Ancestry of “Lofça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لوفجه | — |
| 2 | Bulgarian | Ловеч | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | ловьчь | hunter's, hunting, sporting |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | и | and; him |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 7 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |