Where does “goljenjača” come from?

goljenjača (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic golěnь, from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

goljenjača (Serbo-Croatian): shin

Definitions

  1. shin

Ancestry of “goljenjača”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolěnьcrus; shin
2Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic golъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golěnь →