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Where does “galamb” come from?

galamb (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic golǫbь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas.

galamb (Hungarian): dove, pigeon; lover, sweetheart

Definitions

  1. dove, pigeon; lover, sweetheart

Ancestry of “galamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolǫbьpigeon
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgalambas—

Words derived from “galamb”

  • galambok
  • vándorgalamb
  • galambszürke
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas →