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

  1. woman; wife; masculine singular present...

Ancestry of “žena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechženawoman; wife
2Proto-Slavicženawoman; wife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “žena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →