Where does “мъж” come from?

мъж (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мѫжь, from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

мъж (Bulgarian): male one of male sex

Definitions

  1. male one of male sex

Ancestry of “мъж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмѫжьman; male; husband
2Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “мъж”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →