Where does “стоглавый” come from?

стоглавый (Russian) comes from Russian сто, from Proto-Slavic sъto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

стоглавый (Russian): hundred-headed

Definitions

  1. hundred-headed

Ancestry of “стоглавый”, step by step

стоглавый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстоhundred
2Proto-Slavicsъtohundred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśímtahundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Russian cu:глава́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russiancu:глава́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śímta →