kë

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *ku ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *kwu- 'who, where'. Cognate to Gothic pronominal element for the formation of indefinite pronouns -hun (-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)

  1. here

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *kaN, from Proto-Indo-European *kwo- 'who'. Cognate to Latin quom[1].

Alternative forms

Pronoun

kë

  1. who, whom

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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