Where does “Gulliver” come from?
Gulliver (English) comes from Russian голова́, from Old East Slavic голова, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.
Gulliver (English): one's head
Ancestry of “Gulliver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | голова́ | head; mind, brains; head |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | голова | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | golvà | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | galˀwā́ˀ | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |