Where does “holohlavý” come from?

holohlavý (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.

holohlavý (Czech): bald

Definitions

  1. bald

Ancestry of “holohlavý”, step by step

holohlavý 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 Holý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechHolýbald; hairless
2Old Czechholý—
3Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude

Words derived from “holohlavý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →