Where does “jenže” come from?

jenže (Czech) comes from Czech že, from Old Czech že, from Proto-Slavic je že.

jenže (Czech): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “jenže”, step by step

jenže traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech že

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžethat; right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't...
2Old CzechžeCoordinating conjunction; that
3Proto-Slavicje že—

via Czech jen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjenonly; yen
2Old Church Slavonicjen—
3Proto-Slavicjenъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic je že →Every word from Old Czech že →Every word from Czech že →