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
Ancestry of “hlavolam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | hlava | head; chapter |
| 2 | Old Czech | hlava | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | golvà | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | galˀwā́ˀ | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |