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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *ku ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷu- (“who, where”), derived from *kʷ-. Cognate to Gothic pronominal element for the formation of indefinite pronouns -hun. A deictic particle of remote distance. It only occurs in the pronominal system as the first member of a compound.
Particle
kë (masculine adjectival i kë, feminine singular e kë, masculine plural të kë, feminine plural të këa)
- here
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *kaN, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (“who”). Cognate to Latin quom.
Alternative forms
Pronoun
kë
- who, whom
Related terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 218