Where does “мужско́й” come from?

мужско́й (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫžьskъ, from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

мужско́й (Russian): male

Definitions

  1. male

Ancestry of “мужско́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫžьskъmanly, male
2Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “мужско́й”

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