Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/žʷájəbǝž́ǝ

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

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

From *žʷá (“ten”) + *-jə- (“and”) + *bǝž́ǝ́ (“seven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐʷa.jə.bə.ʒə/

Numeral

*žʷájəbǝž́ǝ

1. seventeen

Descendants

• Abaza: жвибыжь (žʷibəź)
• Abkhaz: жәибжь (ẑʷibž)