Where does “коленопреклонённый” come from?

коленопреклонённый (Russian) comes from Russian коле́но, from Old East Slavic колѣно, from Proto-Slavic kolěno, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

коленопреклонённый (Russian): genuflected, kneeling, on one's knees

Definitions

  1. genuflected, kneeling, on one's knees

Ancestry of “коленопреклонённый”, step by step

коленопреклонённый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian коле́но

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколе́ноknee; joint, bend
2Old East Slavicколѣноknee; generation; tribe
3Proto-Slavickolěnoknee
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Russian преклонённый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпреклонённый—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolěno →Every word from Old East Slavic колѣно →