же
Russian
conjunction
Definitions
- (contrasting) and, but
- on the other hand, whereas, as for, as to
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *že inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe, *ǵʰi.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰe, *ǵʰi
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- zhe English
- hic Latin
- hice Latin
- каждый Russian
- γάρ Ancient Greek
- γε Ancient Greek
- *gʰe Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰe, *ǵʰi Proto-Indo-European
- że Polish
- हि Sanskrit
- *kъ Proto-Slavic
- *že Proto-Slavic
- jenže Czech
- že Czech
- ही Hindi
- *ȷ́ʰí, *ȷ́ʰi Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *hek(e) Proto-Italic
- *źʰí Proto-Indo-Aryan
- къжьдо Old East Slavic
- kenž Lower Sorbian
- *ge Proto-Balto-Slavic
- हि Awadhi