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

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “glav”, step by step

glav traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene glaven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneglavenmain, primary, principal, head; of the head
2EnglishglaveAlternative form of glaive
3Old Frenchglaivesword
4Latinglavusa sort of weapon: lance
5Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
6Gaulishkladyossword
7Proto-Celtickladiwossword
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via French glaive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglaivegladius, short sword; sword

via Proto-Brythonic *glaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*glawrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwosEvery word from Gaulish kladyos