Where does “glav” come from?
glav (Breton) comes from Slovene glaven, from English glave, from Old French glaive, from Latin glavus, from Latin gladius, from Gaulish kladyos, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
glav (Breton): rain
Ancestry of “glav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovene | glaven | main, primary, principal, head; of the head |
| 2 | English | glave | Alternative form of glaive |
| 3 | Old French | glaive | sword |
| 4 | Latin | glavus | — |
| 5 | Latin | gladius | sword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest |
| 6 | Gaulish | kladyos | sword |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kladiwos | sword |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |