Where does “синеглазый” come from?

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

синеглазый (Russian): blue-eyed

Definitions

  1. blue-eyed

Ancestry of “синеглазый”, step by step

синеглазый 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 си́ний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianси́нийdeep blue
2Proto-Slavicsiňьblue, bluish, glaucous; gray-blue, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʰ)el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic glazъ →Every word from Old East Slavic глазъ →