Where does “уголовка” come from?

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

уголовка (Russian): criminal investigation

Definitions

  1. criminal investigation

Ancestry of “уголовка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуголо́вныйcrime; criminal, penal being against the law
2Russianголова́head; mind, brains; head
3Old East Slavicголова—
4Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →