Where does “светлокос” come from?

светлокос (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian светол, from Proto-Slavic světьlъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

светлокос (Macedonian): light-haired, fair-haired, blond

Definitions

  1. light-haired, fair-haired, blond

Ancestry of “светлокос”, step by step

светлокос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian светол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianсветолlucid, light, bright
2Proto-Slavicsvětьlъbright
3Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

via Macedonian коса

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкосаhair; scythe
2Proto-Slavickosàhair
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →