Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/kʲatə

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

A pan-Caucasian cultural word. Compare Proto-Georgian-Zan *katam-; Proto-Nakh *kotam; Bezhta гуьдаь (güdä), Hunzib гудо (gudo); Rutul кӏатӏ (ḳaṭ), Tsakhur кӏатӏе (ḳaṭʲe); Abkhaz а-куты (a-kʼutʼə), Abaza квтӏу (kʷtʼu).

Noun

*kʲatə

1. chicken

Descendants

• Proto-Adyghe: *kʲatə
  • Literary Adyghe: чэты (čɛtə)
  • Shapsug Adyghe: кьэт (kʲɛt)
  • Bzhedug Adyghe: чэты (čɛtə)
• Proto-Kabardian: *gʲad
  • Literary Kabardian: джэд (džɛd)
  • Besleney Kabardian: гьэд (gʲɛd)