Where does “žena” come from?
žena (Czech) comes from Old Czech žena, from Proto-Slavic žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
žena (Czech): woman; wife; masculine singular present...
Definitions
- woman; wife; masculine singular present...
Ancestry of “žena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | žena | woman; wife |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žena | woman; wife |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | génāˀ | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
Words derived from “žena”