Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/pśaśá

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

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷasá (“bride”).

Noun

*pśaśá[1]

  1. girl

Descendants

  • Adyghe: пшъашъэ́ (pŝaŝɛ́)
  • Kabardian: пщащэ (pśaśɛ)

References

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