Where does “priegalvis” come from?

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

priegalvis (Lithuanian): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “priegalvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangalvahead
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 Lithuanian galva →