Where does “glavni” come from?

glavni (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic golvьnъ, from Proto-Slavic golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

glavni (Serbo-Croatian): main, chief, principal; fundamental, primary

Definitions

  1. main, chief, principal; fundamental, primary

Ancestry of “glavni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolvьnъmain, principal
2Proto-Slavicgolvahead; murder, killed person
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golva →