Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/zaḱə́

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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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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

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From *zá (one) + *ḱə́ (thousand). The semantics of the last element, unfortunately, remain unconfirmed, if at all such a division corresponds to reality. If still not, then it should be reconstructed *zəḱə́, with an incompletely clear etymology.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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*zaḱə́

  1. thousand

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Abaza: зкьы́ (zkʲə́)
  • Abkhaz: зықы́ (zəkə́)