Where does “такоже” come from?

такоже (Old East Slavic) 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.

такоже (Old East Slavic): likewise, just as; the same way as

Definitions

  1. likewise, just as; the same way as

Ancestry of “такоже”, step by step

такоже 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 Old East Slavic тако

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтакоso, like that
2Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
3Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge →Every word from Proto-Slavic že →