онщи
Andi
Etymology
From Proto-Avaro-Andian *ʔonš:ʷi, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *ɦen(V)š_wĭ (“earth, clay”).
Noun
онщи (onšši)
- earth
References
- Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*ɦen(V)š_wĭ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers