Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/akʷá

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 *akʷV (“rain”). Cognate with Ubykh kʷǝ́ (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akʰʷá/

Noun

*a-kʷá

1. rain

Descendants

• Abaza: ква (kʷa)
• Abkhaz: ақәа́ (akʷá)