Where does “замуж” come from?
замуж (Russian) comes from Russian муж, from Old East Slavic мѫжь, from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
замуж (Russian): married
Ancestry of “замуж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | муж | husband; API • m anim; man |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мѫжь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mǫžь | man; husband |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mangjás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |