Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čižь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Noun

*čižь m

Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: чижь (čižĭ)
  - Belarusian: чыж (čyž)
  - Russian: чиж (čiž); чи́жик (čížik)
  - Rusyn: чіж (čiž); чіжык (čižŷk)
  - Ukrainian: чиж (čyž)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: чи̑ж; чи́жак
  Latin: čȋž; čížak
- Slovene: čižek
West Slavic:
- Czech: číž; čížek
- Kashubian: cziżik
- Polish: czyż; czyżyk
- Slovak: číž; čížik

Non-Slavic:
- Middle High German: zīsec, zīsic
  - → German: Zeisig
- → English: siskin
- → Hungarian: csíz