Where does “že” come from?

že (Ingrian) 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.

že (Ingrian): Used to emphasise the preceding word

Definitions

  1. Used to emphasise the preceding word

Ancestry of “že”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge →Every word from Proto-Slavic že →