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

Definitions

  1. bootleg, top of a boot

Ancestry of “голенище”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́леньshin, shank
2Old East Slavicголѣнь—
3Proto-Slavicgolěnьcrus; shin
4Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic golъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golěnь →