-kë
Albanian
Etymology
- -ikë
- -uk
Etymology
from Proto-Albanian *-kā from Proto-Indo-European *-ko-. seen in PA word such as gak, Pa *Gaukā from IE *Gōu + *-ko. thikë, EA tsikā from IE *key + *-ko-. related to -ikë such as in brengë and -uk as in bark. cognate with Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə/
Suffix
-kë m (-k m)
- used to form secundary suffix.
References
- Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language. p. 156