Where does “главоболя” come from?

главоболя (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian глава, from Old Church Slavonic глава, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

главоболя (Bulgarian): to bother, to trouble, to burden to cause someone worries, trouble, or inconvenience

Definitions

  1. to bother, to trouble, to burden to cause someone worries, trouble, or inconvenience

Ancestry of “главоболя”, step by step

главоболя traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian глава

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianглаваhead; mind, brains; chapter
2Old Church Slavonicглаваhead; chapter
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Bulgarian боля́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianболя́to hurt, to ache
2Old Church Slavonicболѣтиbe ill
3Proto-Slavicbolětito ache
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel(H)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →