Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/bzə

This Proto-Circassian 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-Circassian

Etymology

Compare Abkhaz апс (apʼs, “female”).

Noun

*bzə

1. female

Descendants

• Proto-Adyghe:
  • Literary Adyghe: бзы (bzə)
• Proto-Kabardian:
  • Literary Kabardian: бзы (bzə)