kałfa
See also: kalfa
Sudovian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-. Compare Lithuanian galvà, Latvian gal̃va, Old Prussian galwo, gallū.[1][2]
Noun
[edit]kałfa
- (anatomy) head
- 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 6:
- głowa — kałfa
- head
References
[edit]- ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, , page 74: “kałfa ‘galva, l. głowa’ 6.”
- ^ “galvà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. sf. kałfa Kopf”.