Where does “mnohoženství” come from?
mnohoženství (Czech) comes from Czech ženství, 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.
mnohoženství (Czech): polygamy, polygyny
Ancestry of “mnohoženství”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | ženství | womanhood |
| 2 | Czech | žena | woman; wife; masculine singular present... |
| 3 | Old Czech | žena | woman; wife |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | žena | woman; wife |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | génāˀ | woman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |