< Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza
Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/zaḱə́
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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 *zá (“one”) + *ḱə́ (“thousand”). The semantics of the last element, unfortunately, remain unconfirmed, if at all such a division corresponds to reality. If still not, then it should be reconstructed *zəḱə́, with an incompletely clear etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈkʲə/
Numeral
*zaḱə́
- thousand
Alternative reconstructions
- *zəḱə́
Descendants
- Abaza: зкьы́ (zk̍ə́)
- Abkhaz: зықы́ (zəkə́)