Where does “niechże” come from?
niechże (Polish) comes from Polish -że, from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
niechże (Polish): emphatic form of niech
Ancestry of “niechże”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -że | Intensifying or emphatic suffix, appended to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | že | so that, since; "emphatic enclitic" |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ge | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |