-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)

  1. used to form secundary suffix.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language. p. 156