Where does “že” come from?

že (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

že (Kalasha): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “že”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचand, both, also, moreover, as well as
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-čaand
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča →Every word from Sanskrit च →