Etymology

Chyzh

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Today it means: A transliteration of the Belarusian surname Чыж (Čyž). Full definition →

Belarusian чыж ← Ukrainian чиж ← Proto-Slavic *čižь
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*čižь“siskin”
  2. Ukrainian · derived fromчиж
  3. Belarusian · derived fromчыж
  4. English todayChyzh

From Belarusian чыж (čyž) or Ukrainian чиж (čyž), from Proto-Slavic *čižь (“siskin”).

Words from the same roots

Belarusianчыж all →

Chizh

Ukrainianчиж all →

Chizh

Proto-Slavic*čižь all →

siskinCzyzChizh

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.