Where does “čiž” come from?

čiž (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čižь — Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus.

Ancestry of “čiž”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicčižьEurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Words derived from “čiž

Every word from Proto-Slavic čižь