Where does “щеглячий” come from?

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

щеглячий (Russian): goldfinch (bird)

Definitions

  1. goldfinch (bird)

Ancestry of “щеглячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщего́лgoldfinch
2Proto-Slavicščegъlъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščegъlъ →Every word from Russian щего́л →
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