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Where does “galeb” come from?

galeb (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ga̋lębь, from Proto-Slavic golǫbь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas.

Ancestry of “galeb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicga̋lębь—
2Proto-Slavicgolǫbьpigeon
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalambas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas →