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Where does “tvrdohlavě” come from?

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

tvrdohlavě (Czech): stubbornly

Definitions

  1. stubbornly

Ancestry of “tvrdohlavě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtvrdohlavýhardheaded, stubborn
2Czechhlavahead; chapter
3Old Czechhlava—
4Proto-Slavicgolvà—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →