Where does “mężołożnik” come from?

mężołożnik (Polish) comes from Polish łoże, from Proto-Slavic lože, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

mężołożnik (Polish): homosexual

Definitions

  1. homosexual

Ancestry of “mężołożnik”, step by step

mężołożnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łoże

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłożefour-poster; bed
2Proto-Slavicložebed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-yo-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Polish mąż

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmążhusband; man
2Proto-Slavic*mǫ̑žьman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Slavic lože →