Where does “tvrdohlavý” come from?

tvrdohlavý (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.

tvrdohlavý (Czech): hardheaded, stubborn

Definitions

  1. hardheaded, stubborn

Ancestry of “tvrdohlavý”, step by step

tvrdohlavý 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 tvrdý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtvrdýhard; difficult, hard
2Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “tvrdohlavý”

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