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

Definitions

  1. married

Ancestry of “замуж”, step by step

замуж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian муж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмужhusband; API •  m anim; man
2Old East Slavicмѫжьman
3Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Russian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаbehind; beyond; on the other side of; to; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “замуж”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →
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