Where does “седоголовый щегол” come from?

седоголовый щегол (Russian) comes from Russian щего́л, from Proto-Slavic ščegъlъ.

седоголовый щегол (Russian): grey-crowned goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)

Definitions

  1. grey-crowned goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)

Ancestry of “седоголовый щегол”, step by step

седоголовый щегол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian щего́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщего́лgoldfinch
2Proto-Slavicščegъlъ

via Russian седоголо́вый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianседоголо́вый
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščegъlъEvery word from Russian щего́л