Where does “hlava” come from?

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

hlava (Czech): head; chapter

Definitions

  1. head; chapter

Ancestry of “hlava”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hlava”

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