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Where does “голуб” come from?

голуб (Ukrainian) comes from Russian го́лубь, from Proto-Slavic golǫbь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas.

голуб (Ukrainian): pigeon, dove; a pigeon-like decoration made with...

Definitions

  1. pigeon, dove; a pigeon-like decoration made with...

Ancestry of “голуб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́лубьpigeon, dove
2Proto-Slavicgolǫbьpigeon
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalambas—
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