Where does “metsägolubi” come from?

metsägolubi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian golubi, from Russian го́лубь, from Proto-Slavic golǫbь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas.

metsägolubi (Ingrian): wood pigeon

Definitions

  1. wood pigeon

Ancestry of “metsägolubi”, step by step

metsägolubi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian golubi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriangolubi—
2Russianго́лубьpigeon, dove
3Proto-Slavicgolǫbьpigeon
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalambas—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas →Every word from Proto-Slavic golǫbь →Every word from Russian го́лубь →