Where does “Hlaváček” come from?

Hlaváček (Czech) comes from Czech Hlaváč, from Czech hlava, from Old Czech hlava, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

Hlaváček (Czech): any flowering plant of the genus Adonis

Definitions

  1. any flowering plant of the genus Adonis

Ancestry of “Hlaváček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechHlaváčsomeone with a large head
2Czechhlavahead; chapter
3Old Czechhlavahead
4Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “Hlaváček”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →