Where does “galvassāpes” come from?

galvassāpes (Latvian) comes from Latvian galva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

galvassāpes (Latvian): headache

Definitions

  1. headache

Ancestry of “galvassāpes”, step by step

galvassāpes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian galva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangalvahead; hair, feathers; on, or around, the head
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Latvian sāpes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansāpes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Latvian galva →