Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/pχʷǝ

This Proto-Circassian 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-Circassian

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *pǝχ́ʷA (“daughter”).

Noun

*pχʷǝ

daughter

Descendants

Proto-Adyghe:
- Literary Adyghe: пхъу (pχ°)
Proto-Kabardian:
- Literary Kabardian: пхъу (pχ°)

References

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