Where does “щеглёнок” come from?

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

щеглёнок (Russian): goldfinch chick

Definitions

  1. goldfinch chick

Ancestry of “щеглёнок”, step by step

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