Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/aʃaqʰa

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

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *aɬaqʰa (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʃaqʰa/

Noun

*a-ʃaqʰa

1. mountain

Descendants

• Abaza: ащхъа (aśqa)
• Abkhaz: ашьха (ašxa), ашьх'а (ašx̣a) — Bzyb