Where does “holý” come from?

holý (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

holý (Slovak): naked; bare; bald

Definitions

  1. naked; bare; bald

Ancestry of “holý”, step by step

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