< Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza
Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/gʷǝ
Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza
Etymology
From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *gʷʲǝ (“heart”), from Proto-North Caucasian *jĕrḳwĭ (“heart”).
Noun
*gʷǝ[1]
- heart
Descendants
- Abaza: гвы́ (g°ə́)
- Abkhaz: агәы́ (āg°ə́)
References
- Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*jĕrḳwĭ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers