Where does “czworogłowy” come from?

czworogłowy (Polish) comes from Polish głowa, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

czworogłowy (Polish): quadricephalous, tetracephalous, four-headed

Definitions

  1. quadricephalous, tetracephalous, four-headed

Ancestry of “czworogłowy”, step by step

czworogłowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish głowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgłowahead
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Polish czworo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczworofour
2Proto-Slavic*četvero—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →