English
Solloway
Solloway comes from Ukrainian соловей ‘nightingale’, from Proto-Slavic *solvъ ‘cream-colored’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solHwos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solHwosreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*solvъ‘cream-colored’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*solvьjь‘nightingale’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernсоловии
- Ukrainianmodernсоловейsolovej‘nightingale’
- EnglishtodaySolloway
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solHwosreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*solvъ‘cream-colored’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*solvьjь‘nightingale’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernсоловии
- Ukrainianmodernсоловейsolovej‘nightingale’
- EnglishtodaySolloway
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *solHwos
Today it means
name A surname from Ukrainian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solHwos / Solloway