Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/nǝ́šʷǝ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *nǝš́ʷǝ (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnəʃʷə/

Noun

*nǝ́šʷǝ

1. earth, clay

Descendants

• Abaza: ны́шв (nə́šʷ)
• Abkhaz: аны́шә (anə́ŝʷ)