Where does “bieżeństwo” come from?

bieżeństwo (Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian беженство, from Serbo-Croatian жена, from Proto-Slavic žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

bieżeństwo (Polish): forced migration of the mainly Orthodox population from the Russian Empire's western territories into the country during World War I

Definitions

  1. forced migration of the mainly Orthodox population from the Russian Empire's western territories into the country during World War I

Ancestry of “bieżeństwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбеженствоcelibacy
2Serbo-Croatianженаwoman; wife
3Proto-Slavicženawoman; wife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →