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Where does “во́лос” come from?

во́лос (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic волосъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ.

Ancestry of “во́лос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicволосъa hair
2Proto-Slavicvȏlsъ—

Words derived from “во́лос”

  • волосок
  • волосик
  • волосатый
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