Where does “־קען” come from?

־קען (Yiddish) comes from Proto-Vietic -kac, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

־קען (Yiddish): Suffix added to onomatopoeia and other words to create a verb meaning "to make X sound" or "to say X"

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to onomatopoeia and other words to create a verb meaning "to make X sound" or "to say X"

Ancestry of “־קען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietic-kac—
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—

Words derived from “־קען”

Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Proto-Vietic -kac →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →