Where does “лийже” come from?

лийже (Eastern Mari) comes from Russian же, from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

лийже (Eastern Mari): let's imagine, let's suppose, suppose

Definitions

  1. let's imagine, let's suppose, suppose

Ancestry of “лийже”, step by step

лийже traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian же

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжеand, but; on the other hand, whereas, as for, as...
2Proto-Slavicžeso that, since; "emphatic enclitic"
3Proto-Balto-Slavicge—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Eastern Mari лияш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariлияшto be used esp. in reference to past and future
2Proto-Uralicle-to become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge →Every word from Proto-Slavic že →