Where does “gołowąs” come from?

gołowąs (Polish) comes from Polish Wąs, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

gołowąs (Polish): youth, youngster, young man

Definitions

  1. youth, youngster, young man

Ancestry of “gołowąs”, step by step

gołowąs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Wąs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWąsmoustache
2Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
3Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Polish Goły

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGołynaked, bare
2Old Polishgołybare, naked, nude
3Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →