Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/gʷǝ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ǵʷǝ (“heart”).

Noun

*gʷǝ[1]

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Abaza: гвы́ (gʷə́)
  • Abkhaz: агәы́ (agʷə́)

References

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers: “*ǵʷǝ”
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