Where does “копьеголовый” come from?

копьеголовый (Russian) comes from Russian копьё, from Old East Slavic копие, from Proto-Slavic kopьje, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

копьеголовый (Russian): Spear-headed; having a head that is pointed or spear-shaped

Definitions

  1. Spear-headed; having a head that is pointed or spear-shaped

Ancestry of “копьеголовый”, step by step

копьеголовый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian копьё

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопьёspear, lance, javelin
2Old East Slavicкопиеspear, javelin
3Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
4Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via Russian голова́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianголова́head; mind, brains; head
2Old East Slavicголова—
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kopьje →