Where does “жена” come from?

жена (Rusyn) comes from Proto-Slavic žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

жена (Rusyn): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “жена”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicženawoman; wife
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗnEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ
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