Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “-ż” come from?

-ż (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

Ancestry of “-ż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžeso that, since; "emphatic enclitic"
2Proto-Balto-Slavicge—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “-ż”

  • Czyz
  • Czyż
  • czyż
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →