Where does “ženáč” come from?

ženáč (Czech) comes from Czech ženatý, from Czech žena, from Old Czech žena, from Proto-Slavic žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ženáč (Czech): married man

Definitions

  1. married man

Ancestry of “ženáč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechženatýmarried
2Czechženawoman; wife; masculine singular present...
3Old Czechženawoman; wife
4Proto-Slavicženawoman; wife
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →