Where does “глаз” come from?

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

глаз (Russian): eye; eyesight; view, opinion

Definitions

  1. eye; eyesight; view, opinion

Ancestry of “глаз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicглазъball, eye
2Proto-Slavicglazъball
3Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʰ)el-round, spherical, stone

Words derived from “глаз”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic glazъ →Every word from Old East Slavic глазъ →