Where does “heike” come from?

heike (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe-y-ke, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

Ancestry of “heike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe-y-ke—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “heike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe-y-ke →