Where does “многобожец” come from?

многобожец (Russian) comes from Russian мно́го, from Proto-Slavic mъnogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic managas, from Proto-Indo-European monogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European mengʰ-.

многобожец (Russian): polytheist

Definitions

polytheist

Ancestry of “многобожец”, step by step

многобожец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мно́го

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	мно́го	many; much; multi-, multiple, many
2	Proto-Slavic	mъnogъ	many
3	Proto-Balto-Slavic	managas	many
4	Proto-Indo-European	monogʰos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	mengʰ-	—

via Russian Бог

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Бог	God
2	Old East Slavic	богъ	god
3	Proto-Slavic	bȍgъ	share, cut, wealth, luck

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European monogʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic managas →