Where does “wielożeństwo” come from?

wielożeństwo (Polish) comes from Polish żona, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna — belt, sash.

wielożeństwo (Polish): polygyny

Definitions

  1. polygyny

Ancestry of “wielożeństwo”, step by step

wielożeństwo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżonawife; woman
2Frenchzonezone; first-person singular present indicative of...
3GermanZonezone
4Italianzonaa zone, area or district
5Spanishzonazone, district, area
6Portuguesezonazone; area, region; mess
7Russianзо́наzone
8Latinzōnabelt, girdle
9Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash

via Polish wiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielemany, much, a lot
2Old Polishwielemany, much
3Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat
Every word from Ancient Greek ζώνηEvery word from Latin zōnaEvery word from Russian зо́на