Where does “že” come from?
že (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
že (Slovak): that; right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't...
Definitions
- that; right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't...
Ancestry of “že”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | že | so that, since; "emphatic enclitic" |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ge | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |