Where does “глава” come from?
глава (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.
глава (Old Church Slavonic): head; chapter
Ancestry of “глава”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | golvà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | galˀwā́ˀ | head |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |
Words derived from “глава”