Where does “jeżeli” come from?

jeżeli (Polish) comes from Polish li, from Old Polish li, from Proto-Slavic li — question-forming interrogative particle.

Ancestry of “jeżeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlionly; li, Chinese unit of distance; li, Chinese...
2Old Polishliinterrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
3Proto-Slavicliquestion-forming interrogative particle

Words derived from “jeżeli

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