Where does “щеглёнок” come from?
щеглёнок (Russian) comes from Russian щего́л, from Proto-Slavic ščegъlъ.
щеглёнок (Russian): goldfinch chick
Ancestry of “щеглёнок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | щего́л | goldfinch |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ščegъlъ | — |