Where does “волосатый” come from?
волосатый (Russian) comes from Russian во́лос, from Old East Slavic волосъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ.
волосатый (Russian): hairy
Ancestry of “волосатый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | во́лос | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | волосъ | a hair |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏlsъ | — |