Where does “галоўка” come from?

галоўка (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian галава, from Old East Slavic голова, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

галоўка (Belarusian): head (of pin, hammer, nail, etc.)

Definitions

  1. head (of pin, hammer, nail, etc.)

Ancestry of “галоўка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianгалаваhead
2Old East Slavicголова—
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →