Where does “голенище” come from?
голенище (Russian) comes from Russian го́лень, from Old East Slavic голѣнь, from Proto-Slavic golěnь, from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.
голенище (Russian): bootleg, top of a boot
Ancestry of “голенище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | го́лень | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | голѣнь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | golěnь | crus; shin |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | golъ | bald; bare, naked, nude |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gelH- | naked; head |