Where does “седоволосый” come from?

седоволосый (Russian) comes from Russian во́лос, from Old East Slavic волосъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ — hair pigmented filament.

седоволосый (Russian): gray-haired

Definitions

  1. gray-haired

Ancestry of “седоволосый”, step by step

седоволосый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian во́лос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́лосa hair
2Old East Slavicволосъa hair
3Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament

via Russian седо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianседо́йgrey, grey-haired, grey-headed (having grey hair)
Every word from Proto-Slavic vȏlsъ →Every word from Old East Slavic волосъ →Every word from Russian во́лос →