Where does “волоокий” come from?

волоокий (Russian) comes from Russian о́ко, from Old East Slavic око, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

волоокий (Russian): ox-eyed

Definitions

  1. ox-eyed

Ancestry of “волоокий”, step by step

волоокий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian о́ко

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́коeye
2Old East Slavicокоeye
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Russian вол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianволox, bullock
2Proto-Slavicvolъox
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwalas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →