Where does “holohlavec” come from?

holohlavec (Czech) comes from Czech holohlavý, from Czech hlava, from Old Czech hlava, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

holohlavec (Czech): baldy

Definitions

  1. baldy

Ancestry of “holohlavec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechholohlavýbald
2Czechhlavahead; chapter
3Old Czechhlavahead
4Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →
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