Where does “двоежёнство” come from?

двоежёнство (Russian) comes from Russian жена́, from Old East Slavic жена, from Proto-Slavic žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

двоежёнство (Russian): bigamy

Definitions

  1. bigamy

Ancestry of “двоежёнство”, step by step

двоежёнство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жена́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжена́woman; wife
2Old East Slavicженаwoman, wife
3Proto-Slavicženawoman; wife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Russian дво́е

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдво́еtwo
2Proto-Slavic*dъvojьtwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →