Reconstruction:Proto-Northwest Caucasian/ṗǝ̃ćá

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

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Northeast Caucasian *ħVmć̣V (“fear, fright”), with conversion from *b-Hǝ̃ćá.

Noun

*ṗǝ̃ćá

a lie

Descendants

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza: *mǝćǝ́
- Abaza: мцы́ (mcə́)
- Abkhaz: а́мц (ámc)
Proto-Circassian: *ṗc̣ǝ́
- Adyghe: пцӏы (pc̣ə), псӏы (pṣ̣ə)
- Kabardian: пцӏы (pc̣ə)
Ubykh: mǝćá