Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/žʷáʕʷǝ

This Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Abkhaz-Abaza edit

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 edit

From *žʷá (ten) + *ʕʷǝ́ (two).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

*žʷáʕʷǝ

  1. twelve

Descendants edit

  • Abaza: жвыгӏв (žʷəʻʷ)
  • Abkhaz: жәа́ҩа (ẑʷájʷa)