Where does “glavă” come from?

glavă (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian глава, from Old Church Slavonic глава, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

glavă (Romanian): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “glavă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianглаваhead; mind, brains; chapter
2Old Church Slavonicглаваhead; chapter
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →