Where does “голубка” come from?

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

голубка (Ukrainian): dove (female), small pigeon (female)

Definitions

  1. dove (female), small pigeon (female)

Ancestry of “голубка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianголубpigeon, dove; a pigeon-like decoration made with...
2Russianго́лубьpigeon, dove
3Proto-Slavicgolǫbьpigeon
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalambas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas →Every word from Proto-Slavic golǫbь →Every word from Russian го́лубь →