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Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/žáḳ́a

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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

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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*žáḳ́a

  1. beard

Descendants

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  • Abaza: жа́кӏьа (žákʲʼa)
  • Abkhaz: ажа́кьа (aẑákʲʼa)

References

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  1. ^ Chirikba, Viacheslav A. (1996) A Dictionary of Common Abkhaz[1], Leiden, page 92
  2. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*ḳămʒ́ĕ / *ʒ́ĕmḳă”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[2], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers