Where does “-kä” come from?

-kä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic -ka, from Proto-Uralic -ka.

-kä (Finnish): functionally a conjunction, suffixed to the negation verb to join two main clauses; and (not) (see)

Definitions

  1. functionally a conjunction, suffixed to the negation verb to join two main clauses; and (not) (see)

Ancestry of “-kä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-kaForms certain nouns or adjectives; mostly non-productive by Proto-Finnic
2Proto-Uralic-ka—

Words derived from “-kä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ka →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ka →