Where does “двоглав” come from?

двоглав (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian гла́ва, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

двоглав (Macedonian): two-headed

Definitions

  1. two-headed

Ancestry of “двоглав”, step by step

двоглав traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian гла́ва

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianгла́ваhead
2Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Macedonian two-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedoniantwo-]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →