Where does “безголов'я” come from?

безголов'я (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian голова, from Ukrainian рі́зати, from Old East Slavic рѣзати, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

безголов'я (Ukrainian): misfortune, disaster, mischief

Definitions

  1. misfortune, disaster, mischief

Ancestry of “безголов'я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianголоваhead; chair, chairman, chairperson; chairman,...
2Ukrainianрі́затиto cut, to slice, to carve
3Old East Slavicрѣзати—
4Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

Words derived from “безголов'я”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →