Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/mǝšʷǝ́

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 *mǝš́ʷá (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈʂʷə/

Noun

*mǝšʷǝ́

1. bear

Descendants

• Abaza: мшвы́ (mšʷə́)
• Abkhaz: а́мшә (ámŝʷ)