Where does “tvrdohlavost” come from?

tvrdohlavost (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.

tvrdohlavost (Czech): stubbornness

Definitions

  1. stubbornness

Ancestry of “tvrdohlavost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtvrdohlavýhardheaded, stubborn
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 →