Where does “szczyglica” come from?

szczyglica (Polish) comes from Polish -ica, from Old Polish -ica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...

szczyglica (Polish): female European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Definitions

  1. female European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Ancestry of “szczyglica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-icaForms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and...
2Old Polish-icaforms feminine nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ica*děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ica →Every word from Polish -ica →Every word from Old Polish -ica →