Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “соловии” come from?

соловии (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic solvъ, from Proto-Indo-European saluo-.

Ancestry of “соловии”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsolvьjьnightingale
2Proto-Slavicsolvъ
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaluo-—

Words derived from “соловии”

  • соловей
  • соловей
  • салавей
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saluo- →