Where does “во́лос” come from?

во́лос (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic волосъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ — hair pigmented filament.

во́лос (Russian): a hair

Definitions

  1. a hair

Ancestry of “во́лос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicволосъa hair
2Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament

Words derived from “во́лос

Every word from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъEvery word from Old East Slavic волосъ
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