Where does “муж” come from?
муж (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мѫжь, from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
муж (Russian): husband; API • m anim; man
Definitions
- husband; API • m anim; man
Ancestry of “муж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | мѫжь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mǫžь | man; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mangjás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |