Where does “glavnica” come from?

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

glavnica (Serbo-Croatian): principal; tax paid by unmarried men in Ottoman...

Definitions

  1. principal; tax paid by unmarried men in Ottoman...

Ancestry of “glavnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianglávahead
2Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
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 golvà →
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