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Where does “глава” come from?

глава (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic глава, from Church Slavonic глава.

Ancestry of “глава”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicглава—
2Church Slavonicглава—

Words derived from “глава”

  • главный
Every word from Church Slavonic глава →