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

Definitions

  1. head; chapter

Ancestry of “глава”, step by step

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

Words derived from “глава”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →