Where does “gowa” come from?

gowa (Silesian) comes from Old Polish głowa, from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

gowa (Silesian): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “gowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishgłowahead
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 →