Where does “косоглазый” come from?

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

косоглазый (Russian): cross-eyed

Definitions

  1. cross-eyed

Ancestry of “косоглазый”, step by step

косоглазый traces back through 3 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 [[косой

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[косой—

via Russian кос(о́й)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкос(о́й)]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic glazъ →Every word from Old East Slavic глазъ →