Where does “hlavolam” come from?

hlavolam (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.

hlavolam (Czech): puzzle

Definitions

  1. puzzle

Ancestry of “hlavolam”, step by step

hlavolam 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 lámat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlámatto break
2Old Czechlámati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →