Where does “многоголосие” come from?

многоголосие (Russian) comes from Russian го́лос, from Old East Slavic голосъ, from Proto-Slavic golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galsás, from Proto-Indo-European golsos, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

многоголосие (Russian): polyphony

Definitions

  1. polyphony

Ancestry of “многоголосие”, step by step

многоголосие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian го́лос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́лосvoice
2Old East Slavicголосъvoice
3Proto-Slavicgolsъvoice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalsásvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeangolsos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

via Russian мно́го

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмно́гоmany; much; multi-, multiple, many
2Proto-Slavicmъnogъmany
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmanagasmany
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonogʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmengʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European golsos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galsás →