ნოსა

Mingrelian

Cognate with Laz ნისა (nisa, “daughter-in-law”), ნუსა (nusa), Middle Georgian ნუსადია (nusadia, “uncle's wife”). According to Shagirov and Klimov-Khalilov, borrowed from Adyghe нысэ (nəsɛ). Compare especially Laz ნისაღა (nisağa), which is apparently from Adyghe нысэгъу (nəsɛğʷu).

Akin to Bats ნუს (nus), Chechen нус (nus), Ingush нус (nus), Avar нус (nus, “daughter-in-law”).

ნოსა • (nosa) (plural ნოსალეფი) (Zugdidi–Samurzakano)

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