Where does “замужний” come from?

замужний (Russian) comes from Russian замуж, 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.

замужний (Russian): married to a man

Definitions

  1. married to a man

Ancestry of “замужний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзамужmarried
2Russianмужhusband; API •  m anim; man
3Old East Slavicмѫжьman
4Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →