Where does “glava” come from?

glava (Ingrian) comes from Russian глава́, from Old East Slavic глава, from Church Slavonic глава.

glava (Ingrian): chapter

Definitions

  1. chapter

Ancestry of “glava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглава́head, top, summit
2Old East Slavicглаваhead
3Church Slavonicглава—
Every word from Church Slavonic глава →Every word from Old East Slavic глава →Every word from Russian глава́ →