Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/gʷǝ

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ǵʷǝ (heart).

Noun

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*gʷǝ[1]

  1. heart

Descendants

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  • Adyghe: гу (gʷu)
  • Kabardian: гу (gʷu)

References

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