Proto-IE: *(s)ping- (ph-)
Meaning: a k. of small bird (finch ?)
Old Indian: kala-víṅka- m. `sparrow'; phiṅgaka- m. `the fork-tailed shrike' (L.)
Old Greek: spízda f. `Buchfink'; *spiŋgo-s: spíŋgon = spínon (Hsch.), spǘŋgas= órnis Hsch.
Russ. meaning: птица (зяблик и др.)
