Where does “двоголовий” come from?

двоголовий (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.

двоголовий (Ukrainian): two-headed, double-headed, bicephalic, bicephalous having two heads

Definitions

  1. two-headed, double-headed, bicephalic, bicephalous having two heads

Ancestry of “двоголовий”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →