Where does “holohlavost” come from?

holohlavost (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.

holohlavost (Czech): baldness

Definitions

  1. baldness

Ancestry of “holohlavost”, step by step

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