Where does “голубоглазый” come from?

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

голубоглазый (Russian): blue-eyed

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed

Ancestry of “голубоглазый”, step by step

голубоглазый traces back through two 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 голубо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianголубо́йlight blue, sky blue, azure contrasts with
2Old East Slavicголѫбъlight blue
3Proto-Slavic*golǫbъblue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic glazъ →Every word from Old East Slavic глазъ →