Where does “солове́й” come from?

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

солове́й (Russian): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “солове́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсоловии—
2Proto-Slavicsolvьjьnightingale
3Proto-Slavicsolvъyellowish-gray
4Proto-Indo-Europeansaluo-—

Words derived from “солове́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European saluo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvьjь →