< Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza
Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/xʷǝ́
 | 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
| Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza numerals | |
|---|---|
| ONE | *zá |
| TWO | *ʕʷǝ́ |
| THREE | *xǝ́ |
| FOUR | *pš́ǝ́ |
| FIVE | *xʷǝ́ |
| SIX | *čʷǝ́ |
| SEVEN | *bǝž́ǝ́ |
| EIGHT | *aʕə́ |
| NINE | *zʷə́ |
| TEN | *žʷá |
| ELEVEN | *žʷájəza |
| TWELVE | *žʷáʕʷǝ |
| THIRTEEN | *žʷáxǝ |
| FOURTEEN | *žʷájəpš́ǝ |
| FIFTEEN | *žʷáxʷǝ |
| SIXTEEN | *žʷáčʷǝ |
| SEVENTEEN | *žʷájəbǝž́ǝ |
| EIGHTEEN | *žʷáʕǝ |
| NINETEEN | *žʷájəzʷǝ |
| TWENTY | *ʕʷǝžʷá |
| HUNDRED | *šʷǝ́ |
| THOUSAND | *zaḱə́ |
Etymology
From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *s-xʷǝ (“five”). Cognate with Ubykh š́xǝ (“five”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxʷə/
Numeral
*xʷǝ́
- five
Descendants
- Abaza: хвба́ (x°bá)
- Abkhaz: хәба́ (x°bá)