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Where does “zagláviti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zagláviti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zagláviti”

  • zaglavljivati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →