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Where does “глазъ” come from?

глазъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic glazъ, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- — round, spherical, stone.

глазъ (Old East Slavic): ball, eye

Definitions

  1. ball, eye

Ancestry of “глазъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicglazъball
2Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʰ)el-round, spherical, stone

Words derived from “глазъ”

  • глазок
  • глазище
  • синеглазый
  • сглазить
  • глазёнка
  • глазёнки
  • голубоглазый
  • глазик
  • глазунья
  • глаз
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