Where does “Slowik” come from?
Slowik (English) comes from Polish Słowik, from Proto-Slavic solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic solvъ, from Proto-Indo-European saluo-.
Ancestry of “Slowik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Słowik | nightingale |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | solvьjь | nightingale |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | solvъ | |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | saluo- | — |