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Reconstruction:Proto-Northwest Caucasian/pǝ̃χʷǝ

This Proto-Northwest Caucasian 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-Northwest Caucasian

Noun

*pǝ̃χʷǝ [1]

  1. stalk of grain
  2. carrot

Descendants
  • Abkhaz: а́ԥҳә (ā́ph°̍, “stalk of grain”)
  • Circassian: *pxə (“carrot”)
  • Ubykh: mǝxǝ́ (“stalk of grain”)

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