Where does “голъ” come from?

голъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

голъ (Old Church Slavonic): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “голъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic golъ →