Where does “-k'” come from?
-k' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
Ancestry of “-k'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | -akah | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | -kah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ka | if |