Reconstruction:Proto-Northwest Caucasian/š́ʷǝʁǝrǝ́bǝ

This Proto-Northwest Caucasian 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-Northwest Caucasian

Reconstruction notes

There are also forms with voiced anlaut: Adyghe жьгъыры́б (źğərə́b) and Kabardian жьгъыры́б (źğərə́b), apparently going back to Proto-Circassian *źʁǝrǝ́bǝ, with regressive assimilation.

Noun

*š́ʷǝʁǝrǝ́bǝ^[1]

gooseberry

Descendants

Proto-Circassian: *śχǝrǝ́bǝ (with progressive assimilation)
- Adyghe: щхъыры́б (śχərə́b)
- Kabardian: щхъыры́б (śχərə́b)

References

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

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

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