Where does “голова́” come from?

голова́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic голова, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

голова́ (Russian): head; mind, brains; head

Definitions

  1. head; mind, brains; head

Ancestry of “голова́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicголова—
2Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “голова́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →