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

  1. husband; API •  m anim; man

Ancestry of “муж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмѫжьman
2Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “муж”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫžь →