Where does “-ę” come from?

-ę (Polish) comes from Old Polish -ę, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.

-ę (Polish): Forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young...

Definitions

  1. Forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young...

Ancestry of “-ę”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ęforms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people
2Proto-Slavic-ęForms nouns for young animals and other...
3Proto-Indo-European-ę—

Words derived from “-ę”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ę →Every word from Old Polish -ę →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ę →
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