Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/žʷá
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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
[edit]| Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza numerals | |
|---|---|
| ONE | *zá |
| TWO | *ʕʷǝ́ |
| THREE | *xǝ́ |
| FOUR | *pš́ǝ́ |
| FIVE | *xʷǝ́ |
| SIX | *čʷǝ́ |
| SEVEN | *bǝž́ǝ́ |
| EIGHT | *aʕə́ |
| NINE | *zʷə́ |
| TEN | *žʷá |
| ELEVEN | *žʷájəza |
| TWELVE | *žʷáʕʷǝ |
| THIRTEEN | *žʷáxǝ |
| FOURTEEN | *žʷájəpš́ǝ |
| FIFTEEN | *žʷáxʷǝ |
| SIXTEEN | *žʷáčʷǝ |
| SEVENTEEN | *žʷájəbǝž́ǝ |
| EIGHTEEN | *žʷáʕǝ |
| NINETEEN | *žʷájəzʷǝ |
| TWENTY | *ʕʷǝžʷá |
| HUNDRED | *šʷǝ́ |
| THOUSAND | *zaḱə́ |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *b-ć̣ʷǝ or *ž́ʷV. Cognate with Ubykh žʷǝ (“ten”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]*žʷá