Where does “holeň” come from?

holeň (Czech) comes from Old Czech holen, from Proto-Slavic golěnь, from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

holeň (Czech): shin

Definitions

  1. shin

Ancestry of “holeň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechholenshin
2Proto-Slavicgolěnьcrus; shin
3Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “holeň”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic golъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golěnь →