Where does “червеношийка” come from?

червеношийка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian черве́н, from Old Church Slavonic чрьвл҄енъ.

червеношийка (Bulgarian): robin, redbreast

Definitions

  1. robin, redbreast

Ancestry of “червеношийка”, step by step

червеношийка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian черве́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчерве́нred color
2Old Church Slavonicчрьвл҄енъ—

via Bulgarian ши́йка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianши́йка—
Every word from Old Church Slavonic чрьвл҄енъ →Every word from Bulgarian черве́н →