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

Definitions

  1. polygamy, polygyny

Ancestry of “mnohoženství”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechženstvíwomanhood
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 →