Where does “синеголовый” come from?

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

синеголовый (Russian): (deep) blue-headed

Definitions

  1. (deep) blue-headed

Ancestry of “синеголовый”, step by step

синеголовый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian голова́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianголова́head; mind, brains; head
2Old East Slavicголова—
3Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Russian си́ний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianси́нийdeep blue
2Proto-Slavicsiňьblue, bluish, glaucous; gray-blue, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →