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Where does “тупоглавост” come from?

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

тупоглавост (Serbo-Croatian): stupidity

Definitions

  1. stupidity

Ancestry of “тупоглавост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтупо̀глав—
2Serbo-Croatianгла́ва—
3Proto-Slavicgolvà—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →