Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/wárba

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

Borrowed from Old Georgian ორბი (orbi, “eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.rba/

Noun

*wárba

1. kite, eagle

Descendants

• Abaza: уа́рба (wárba, “eagle”)
• Abkhaz: а-уа́рба (a-wárba, “kite”)
• →⇒ Ubykh: уарыб-жәы (warəb-ẑʷə, “vulture”, literally “old eagle”)