Where does “соловейко” come from?

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

соловейко (Russian): nightingale

Definitions

  1. nightingale

Ancestry of “соловейко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсолове́йnightingale
2Old East Slavicсоловии—
3Proto-Slavicsolvьjьnightingale
4Proto-Slavicsolvъyellowish-gray
5Proto-Indo-Europeansaluo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saluo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic solvьjь →