Where does “żona” come from?

żona (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic ženà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

żona (Kashubian): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “żona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicženàwoman
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →