Where does “žena” come from?

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

žena (Slovene): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “žena”, 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 gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ →