-k(ä)

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ka"

Tocharian A

Etymology

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

-k(ä)

  1. a postpositioned strengthening particle

Derived terms

Category Tocharian A terms suffixed with -k(ä) not found

Tocharian B

Etymology

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

-k(ä)

  1. a postpositioned strengthening particle

Derived terms

Tocharian B terms suffixed with -k(ä)
aittaṅka
entwek
entwekka
omtek
otak
ykāk

Further reading

  • 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
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