Where does “Соловьйов” come from?

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

Соловьйов (Ukrainian): one of the most common surnames in Russia

Definitions

  1. one of the most common surnames in Russia

Ancestry of “Соловьйов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсоловейnightingale
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 →