Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/mǝšʷǝ́

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 *mǝš́ʷá (“bear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈʂʷə/

Noun

*mǝšʷǝ́

  1. bear

Descendants

  • Abaza: мшвы́ (mšʷə́)
  • Abkhaz: а́мшә (ámŝʷ)
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