Where does “гололёд” come from?

гололёд (Russian) comes from Russian лёд, from Old East Slavic ледъ, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

гололёд (Russian): glaze

Definitions

  1. glaze

Ancestry of “гололёд”, step by step

гололёд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лёд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёдice
2Old East Slavicледъice
3Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Russian го́лый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́лыйbare, naked; naked; nude
2Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →
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