Where does “żona” come from?

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

żona (Old Polish): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “żona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicženàwoman
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

Words derived from “żona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →