Where does “bolehlav” come from?

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

bolehlav (Czech): hemlock (plant of the genus Conium)

Definitions

  1. hemlock (plant of the genus Conium)

Ancestry of “bolehlav”, step by step

bolehlav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hlava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhlavahead; chapter
2Old Czechhlavahead
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Czech bolet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechboletto hurt
2Old Czechboletito hurt, to ache
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 →