galva

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • head top or front of the body, where the brain is located
  • hair, feathers (on the head)
  • on, or around, the head (1)
  • life
  • mind, intelligence, understanding, memory
  • top (especially round) part of an object
  • authoritative person, boss, leader
  • a person or animal as a counting unit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

Origin

Proto-Balto-Slavic

*galˀwā́ˀ

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