-k(ä)

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ka"

Tocharian B

Etymology

Uncertain. Adams 2013 suggests a relation with the final syllable in Lithuanian jeigu (“if”), but also supposes it could be related to Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“copulative particle”).

Particle

-k(ä)

  1. a postpositioned strengthening particle

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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