Where does “glavnik” come from?

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

glavnik (Slovene): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “glavnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneglavahead
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 →
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