-k(ä)

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Tocharian A[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Tocharian B -k(ä), but otherwise uncertain. Possibly related to the final syllable in Lithuanian jeigu (if), but also possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (copulative particle).

Particle[edit]

-k(ä)

  1. a postpositioned strengthening particle

Derived terms[edit]

Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Tocharian A -k(ä), but otherwise uncertain. Possibly related to the final syllable in Lithuanian jeigu (if), but also possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (copulative particle).

Particle[edit]

-k(ä)

  1. a postpositioned strengthening particle

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “k(ä)”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 166