Where does “gaļveņa” come from?

gaļveņa (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

Ancestry of “gaļveņa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgaliangolvahead
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Latgalian golva →