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Source:*golvaProto-Slaviccertain

One Proto-Slavic *golva, three shapes: East Slavic grew a second vowel (голова), West and South Slavic swapped the vowel and the l (głowa, hlava, glava).

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głowa
ˈɡwɔva
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  • Russian
    голова́golova
    ɡəlɐˈvainherited
  • Ukrainian
    голова́holova
    ɦɔlɔˈʋainherited
  • Polish
    głowa
    ˈɡwɔvainherited
  • Czech
    hlava
    ˈɦlavainherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    glavaглава
    ˈɡlavainherited
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