Where does “горихвостка” come from?

горихвостка (Russian) comes from Russian хвост, from Proto-Slavic xvȍstъ — bundle, sheaf.

горихвостка (Russian): redstart (Phoenicurus)

Definitions

  1. redstart (Phoenicurus)

Ancestry of “горихвостка”, step by step

горихвостка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian хвост

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхвостtail; queue; arrears
2Proto-Slavicxvȍstъbundle, sheaf

via Russian горе́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгоре́тьto burn, to be consumed by fire
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvȍstъ →Every word from Russian хвост →