Where does “pogłówny” come from?

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

pogłówny (Polish): capitative, pertaining to capitation

Definitions

  1. capitative, pertaining to capitation

Ancestry of “pogłówny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpogłowiethe population of a particular species, breed, sex, age, or other characteristic, usually of domesticated animals, livestock, game, or fish
2Polishgłowahead
3Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
4Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
5Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Polish -kaEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъka