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Where does “či” come from?

či (Slovak) comes from Slovak že, from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

či (Slovak): if, whether

Definitions

  1. if, whether

Ancestry of “či”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakžethat; right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't...
2Proto-Slavicžeso that, since; "emphatic enclitic"
3Proto-Balto-Slavicge—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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