Where does “žeńska” come from?

žeńska (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian muž, from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

žeńska (Lower Sorbian): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “žeńska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianmužman
2Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →