Where does “žena” come from?

žena (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

žena (Proto-Slavic): woman; wife

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “žena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “žena”

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