Where does “многомужество” come from?

многомужество (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.

многомужество (Russian): polyandry

Definitions

  1. polyandry

Ancestry of “многомужество”, step by step

многомужество 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 мно́го

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмно́гоmany; much; multi-, multiple, many
2Proto-Slavicmъnogъmany
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmanagasmany
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonogʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmengʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →