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Where does “główka” come from?

główka (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...

główka (Polish): Diminutive of głowa; end; the smallest face of a...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of głowa; end; the smallest face of a...

Ancestry of “główka”, step by step

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