Where does “глазище” come from?
глазище (Russian) comes from Russian глаз, from Old East Slavic глазъ, from Proto-Slavic glazъ, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- — round, spherical, stone.
глазище (Russian): Augmentative of глаз
Ancestry of “глазище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | глаз | eye; eyesight; view, opinion |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | глазъ | ball, eye |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | glazъ | ball |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | g(ʰ)el- | round, spherical, stone |