Where does “glava” come from?

glava (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

glava (Slovene): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “glava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “glava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golvà →