Where does “Soloviov” come from?

Soloviov (English) comes from Ukrainian Соловйов, from Ukrainian соловей, from Old East Slavic соловии, from Proto-Slavic solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic solvъ, from Proto-Indo-European saluo-.

Ancestry of “Soloviov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianСоловйовone of the common surnames in Ukraine
2Ukrainianсоловейnightingale
3Old East Slavicсоловии—
4Proto-Slavicsolvьjьnightingale
5Proto-Slavicsolvъyellowish-gray
6Proto-Indo-Europeansaluo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saluo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvьjь →