Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/
č́ʷǝ
This Proto-Circassian 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-Circassian
Noun
*č́ʷǝ
horse
Descendants
Proto-Adyghe: *ʃʰə
Literary Adyghe:
шы
(
šə
)
Shapsug Adyghe:
шʰы
(
šʰə
)
Bzhedug Adyghe:
шʰы
(
šʰə
)
Abzakh Adyghe:
шы
(
šə
)
Proto-Kabardian: *t͡ʂə
Literary Kabardian:
шы
(
šə
)
Besleney Kabardian:
чъы
(
ĉə
)