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Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/gʷǝ

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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 *ǵʷǝ (heart).

Noun

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*gʷǝ[1]

  1. heart

Descendants

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  • Abaza: гвы́ (gʷə́)
  • Abkhaz: агәы́ (agʷə́)

References

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