Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/ʕʷǝžʷá

This Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza numerals
ONE *zá
TWO *ʕʷǝ́
THREE *xǝ́
FOUR *pš́ǝ́
FIVE *xʷǝ́
SIX *čʷǝ́
SEVEN *bǝž́ǝ́
EIGHT *aʕə́
NINE *zʷə́
TEN *žʷá
ELEVEN *žʷájəza
TWELVE *žʷáʕʷǝ
THIRTEEN *žʷáxǝ
FOURTEEN *žʷájəpš́ǝ
FIFTEEN *žʷáxʷǝ
SIXTEEN *žʷáčʷǝ
SEVENTEEN *žʷájəbǝž́ǝ
EIGHTEEN *žʷáʕǝ
NINETEEN *žʷájəzʷǝ
TWENTY *ʕʷǝžʷá
HUNDRED *šʷǝ́
THOUSAND *zaḱə́

Etymology

From *ʕʷǝ́ (“two”) + *žʷá (“ten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕʷəˈʐʷa/

Numeral

*ʕʷǝžʷá

  1. twenty

Descendants

  • Abaza: гӏважва́ (ʻʷažʷá)
  • Abkhaz: ҩажәа́ (jʷaẑʷá)
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