Where does “hlavní” come from?
hlavní (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic golvьnъ, from Proto-Slavic golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.
hlavní (Czech): main; major
Ancestry of “hlavní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | golvьnъ | main, principal |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | golva | head; murder, killed person |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | galˀwā́ˀ | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |
Words derived from “hlavní”