Where does “գլուխկոտրուկ” come from?
գլուխկոտրուկ (Armenian) comes from Russian головоломка, from Russian голова́, from Old East Slavic голова, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.
գլուխկոտրուկ (Armenian): brain-teaser, puzzle
Definitions
- brain-teaser, puzzle
Ancestry of “գլուխկոտրուկ”, step by step
գլուխկոտրուկ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian головоломка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | головоломка | puzzle, brain-teaser |
| 2 | Russian | голова́ | head; mind, brains; head |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | голова | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | golvà | head |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | galˀwā́ˀ | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |