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Where does “-e” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ę—
2Proto-Slavic-ęForms nouns for young animals and other...
3Proto-Indo-European-ę—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ę →