Where does “глава” come from?

глава (Ukrainian) comes from Russian глава́, from Old East Slavic глава, from Church Slavonic глава.

глава (Ukrainian): head; section, chapter, part; head, chief

Definitions

  1. head; section, chapter, part; head, chief

Ancestry of “глава”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглава́head, top, summit
2Old East Slavicглаваhead
3Church Slavonicглава—
Every word from Church Slavonic глава →Every word from Old East Slavic глава →Every word from Russian глава́ →