Where does “teže” come from?
teže (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “teže”, step by step
teže traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic že
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | že | so that, since; "emphatic enclitic" |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ge | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Proto-Slavic tę
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tę | thee, you (singular) |