Where does “многобожие” come from?

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

многобожие (Russian): polytheism

Definitions

  1. polytheism

Ancestry of “многобожие”, step by step

многобожие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мно́го

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмно́гоmany; much; multi-, multiple, many
2Proto-Slavicmъnogъmany
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmanagasmany
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonogʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmengʰ-—

via Russian Бог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБогGod
2Old East Slavicбогъgod
3Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European monogʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic managas →