Where does “hlavoun” come from?

hlavoun (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.

hlavoun (Czech): big shot, kingpin, top dog

Definitions

  1. big shot, kingpin, top dog

Ancestry of “hlavoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhlavahead; chapter
2Old Czechhlavahead
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →