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Where does “zaglavljivati” come from?

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

zaglavljivati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of zagláviti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of zagláviti

Ancestry of “zaglavljivati”, step by step

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