Where does “syłoj” come from?

syłoj (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic solvъ, from Proto-Indo-European saluo-.

syłoj (Lower Sorbian): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “syłoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsolvьjьnightingale
2Proto-Slavicsolvъyellowish-gray
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaluo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saluo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvьjь →
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