Where does “круглолицый” come from?

круглолицый (Russian) comes from Russian кру́глый, from Proto-Slavic krǫglъ, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

круглолицый (Russian): round-faced

Definitions

  1. round-faced

Ancestry of “круглолицый”, step by step

круглолицый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кру́глый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкру́глыйround, circular
2Proto-Slavickrǫglъround
3Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Russian лицо́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлицо́face; person
2Proto-Slaviclīcècheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o- →