Reconstruction:Proto-Northwest Caucasian/ǵʷǝ

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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

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Noun

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*ǵʷǝ[1]

  1. heart

Descendants

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  • Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza: *gʷǝ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Circassian: *gʷǝ (see there for further descendants)
  • Ubykh: гьы (gʲə)

References

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