The story
- Proto-Slavic · derived from*gogolĭ
- Ukrainian · derived fromго́голь“common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”
- Ukrainian · derived fromГо́голь
- Russian · derived fromГо́голь
- English todayGogolian
From Gogol + -ian, from Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ) from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”), from Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ) < Proto-Slavic *gogolĭ.
Words from the same roots
RussianГо́голь all →
gogol
UkrainianГо́голь all →
gogol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.