-kë
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Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *-kā from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Seen in PA word such as gak, Pa *Gaukā from IE *Gōu + *-ko. thikë, EA tsikā from IE *ḱey + *-ko-. Related to -ikë such as in brengë and -uk as in bark. Cognate with Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-kë m (-k m)
- used to form secundary suffix.
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language. p. 156