Where does “женоподобный” come from?

женоподобный (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.

женоподобный (Russian): womanlike, effeminate

Definitions

  1. womanlike, effeminate

Ancestry of “женоподобный”, step by step

женоподобный 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 подо́бный

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