Where does “־קען” come from?
־קען (Yiddish) comes from Proto-Vietic -kac, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.
Ancestry of “־קען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | -kac | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -kati | Creates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bьlkъ! | — |