Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “czyż” come from?

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

czyż (Polish): Emphasized interrogative particle czy; Eurasian...

Definitions

  1. Emphasized interrogative particle czy; Eurasian...

Ancestry of “czyż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ż—
2Proto-Slavicžeso that, since; "emphatic enclitic"
3Proto-Balto-Slavicge—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “czyż”

  • Czyz
  • Czyż
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