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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

Definitions

  1. here; who, whom

Ancestry of “kë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianku ̊—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷu-who, where
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
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