also, too · though, anyway, still, nonetheless, nevertheless; often not translated at all, used to emphasize an action · at that (in addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover)
eş: myös
zıt: -kaan, -kään
köken: From Proto-Finnic *-gik, from *-ka + suffix (possibly lative *-ik). Cognate to Estonian -gi, Votic -či. The final -n is by analogy with -kaan. The form *-gik was historically standard, and variation is found in some lexicalized terms (e.g. jotain ~ jotakin). The strong grade -k- was originally only used after consonants. Probably also related to Erzya -ке (-ke) in секе (seke, “the same”), неке…
Originally recorded in 1372 with the form esmeg, essentially a compound of is (“also”) + meg (“and”). This esmeg evolved in spoken forms to lose the initial vowel, with the medial "e" undergoing labialization and lengthening to shift from /e/ to /øː/, the nasal consonant falling out, and the final /ɡ/ shifting to /t/.