Where does “Wołos” come from?

Wołos (Polish) comes from Ukrainian волос, from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ — hair pigmented filament.

Ancestry of “Wołos”, step by step

Wołos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian волос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianволосa hair
2Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament

via Old East Slavic волосъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicволосъa hair
Every word from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ →Every word from Ukrainian волос →