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