Where does “косоглазие” come from?
косоглазие (Russian) comes from Russian глаз, from Old East Slavic глазъ, from Proto-Slavic glazъ, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- — round, spherical, stone.
косоглазие (Russian): strabismus
Definitions
- strabismus
Ancestry of “косоглазие”, step by step
косоглазие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian глаз
| 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 |
via Russian косо́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | косо́й | slanting, oblique, skewed inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer |