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Where does “голосъ” come from?

голосъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galsás, from Proto-Indo-European golsos, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

голосъ (Old East Slavic): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “голосъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolsъvoice
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgalsásvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeangolsos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “голосъ”

  • голос
  • голос
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →