< Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza

Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/gʷǝ

This Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *gʷʲǝ (“heart”), from Proto-North Caucasian *jĕrḳwĭ (“heart”).

Noun

*gʷǝ [1]

  1. heart

Descendants
  • Abaza: гвы́ (g°ə́)
  • Abkhaz: агәы́ (āg°ə́)

References
  1. Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*jĕrḳwĭ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
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