Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/aʕʷә

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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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From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *aɣʷəna (wine).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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*a-ʕʷә

  1. wine

Descendants

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  • Abaza: гӏва-дза (ʻʷa-dza)
  • Abkhaz: аҩы (ajʷə)

Further reading

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  • Клычев, Р. Н. (2000) Абазинский литературный язык: Поиски и находки[1] (in Russian), Карачаевск: КЧГПУ, →ISBN, pages 36–38
  • Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 179, derives Abkhaz directly from Georgian ღვინო (ɣvino) (should rather be Old Georgian ღჳნო (ɣwino) due to Abaza cognate)