- -κις
- -κιςGrammatical information: suff.Meaning: multiplicative suffix in πολλά-κι(ς) `often' (Il.), τετρά-κι(ς) `four times' (ε 306), πεντά-κι(ς) `five times' (Pi.).Other forms: ep. lyr. Dor. also -κι, Lac. -κιν.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [646] *kʷi- `something'Etymology: With πολλά-κι(ς) agrees in meaning Skt. (Ved.) purū́-cid `often'; also the forms can be united assuming that, the plural πολλά `often' replaces an older *πολύ̄ (s. πολύς), as the *kʷ which must be posited for Skt. c̯ in Greek after υ was represented by κ. A confirmation gives Tarent. ἀμά-τις `once' = Cret. ἀμά-κις H. From πολλάκι(ς) the κ-forms spread to the numeral adverbs τετράκι(ς) etc.; cf. further οὑ-κί. The ending of -κις : Skt. cid reminds of ἕως `unto' : Skt. yā́vat (s. on 2. ἕως); note further the forms like αὖθι(ς), αὖθιν, further δίς, τρίς. - Etym. -κι, -τι = Skt. cid is identical with the indefinite τι `something', s. τίς. - Schwyzer 299 after Wackernagel KZ 25, 286f. = Kl. Schr. 1, 230f.Page in Frisk: 1,858
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.