Where does “солнцеликий” come from?

солнцеликий (Russian) comes from Russian со́лнце, from Old East Slavic сълньце, from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

солнцеликий (Russian): sunlike, haloed, with an aureole, glorious

Definitions

  1. sunlike, haloed, with an aureole, glorious

Ancestry of “солнцеликий”, step by step

солнцеликий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian со́лнце

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсо́лнце—
2Old East Slavicсълньцеsun
3Proto-Slavicsъlnьcesun
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*súlˀnissun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Russian лицо́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлицо́face; person
2Proto-Slaviclīcècheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *súlˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlnьce →