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

  1. strabismus

Ancestry of “косоглазие”, step by step

косоглазие 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 косо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкосо́йslanting, oblique, skewed inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el-Every word from Proto-Slavic glazъEvery word from Old East Slavic глазъ