Where does “-że” come from?
-że (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
-że (Polish): Intensifying or emphatic suffix, appended to...
Definitions
- Intensifying or emphatic suffix, appended to...
Ancestry of “-że”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | že | so that, since; "emphatic enclitic" |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ge | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |