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Where does “dvoženstvo” come from?

dvoženstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian žena, from Proto-Slavic žena, from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

dvoženstvo (Serbo-Croatian): bigamy

Definitions

  1. bigamy

Ancestry of “dvoženstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianženawoman; wife
2Proto-Slavicženawoman; wife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →