Where does “Соловьйова” come from?

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

Соловьйова (Ukrainian): equivalent to: one of the most common surnames in Russia

Definitions

  1. equivalent to: one of the most common surnames in Russia

Ancestry of “Соловьйова”, 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 →