Where does “му̑ж” come from?

му̑ж (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

му̑ж (Serbo-Croatian): husband

Definitions

  1. husband

Ancestry of “му̑ж”, step by step

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

Words derived from “му̑ж”

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