Where does “мѫжь” come from?
мѫжь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
Ancestry of “мѫжь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mǫžь | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mangjás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |