Where does “kë” come from?
kë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian ku ̊, from Proto-Indo-European kʷu-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
kë (Albanian): here; who, whom
Ancestry of “kë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | ku ̊ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷu- | who, where |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |