Where does “темноволосый” come from?

темноволосый (Russian) comes from Russian тёмный, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

темноволосый (Russian): dark-haired

Definitions

  1. dark-haired

Ancestry of “темноволосый”, step by step

темноволосый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тёмный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтёмныйdark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague
2Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
3Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Russian во́лос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́лосa hair
2Old East Slavicволосъa hair
3Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →