Where does “гусыня” come from?

гусыня (Russian) comes from Russian гусь, from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

гусыня (Russian): a female goose

Definitions

  1. a female goose

Ancestry of “гусыня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгусьgoose
2Proto-Slavicgǫ̑sьgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь →Every word from Russian гусь →