Where does “синица” come from?
синица (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic sinica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
синица (Russian): titmouse, tomtit
Ancestry of “синица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sinica | titmouse |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |