Where does “голова” come from?
голова (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian рі́зати, from Old East Slavic рѣзати, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ-.
голова (Ukrainian): head; chair, chairman, chairperson; chairman,...
Definitions
- head; chair, chairman, chairperson; chairman,...
Ancestry of “голова”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | рі́зати | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | рѣзати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rězati | to cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *rḗˀźtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₁ǵ- | — |