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Where does “заглавити” come from?

заглавити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гла́ва, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

Ancestry of “заглавити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгла́ва—
2Proto-Slavicgolvà—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “заглавити”

  • заглављивати
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