The story
- Proto-Slavic · derived from*gogolь
- Ukrainian · derived fromго́голь“common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”
- Ukrainian · borrowed fromГо́голь
- Russian · borrowed fromГо́голь
- English todayGogol
From Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ). The surname is from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”) < Proto-Slavic *gogolь. Compare Russian го́голь (gógolʹ), Belarusian го́галь (hóhalʹ), Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ), Polish gogol.
Words from the same roots
RussianГо́голь all →
Gogolian
UkrainianГо́голь all →
Gogolian
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.