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Where does “голубо́й” come from?

голубо́й (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic голѫбъ, from Proto-Slavic *golǫbъ.

Ancestry of “голубо́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicголѫбъ—
2Proto-Slavic*golǫbъ—

Words derived from “голубо́й”

  • голубоглазый
  • голубенький
  • голубеть
  • голубика
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