Where does “впалоглазый” come from?

впалоглазый (Russian) comes from Russian глаз, from Old East Slavic глазъ, from Proto-Slavic glazъ, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- — round, spherical, stone.

впалоглазый (Russian): sunken-eyed

Definitions

  1. sunken-eyed

Ancestry of “впалоглазый”, step by step

впалоглазый traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian глаз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглазeye; eyesight; view, opinion
2Old East Slavicглазъball, eye
3Proto-Slavicglazъball
4Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʰ)el-round, spherical, stone

via Russian [[впалый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[впалый—

via Russian впа́л(ый)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвпа́л(ый)]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic glazъ →Every word from Old East Slavic глазъ →