Where does “празноглав” come from?

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

празноглав (Macedonian): empty-headed, brainless, stupid

Definitions

  1. empty-headed, brainless, stupid

Ancestry of “празноглав”, step by step

празноглав 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 празен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianпразенempty, void; blank
2Proto-Slavicporzdьnъempty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →