Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/xǝšǝ́

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 *xǝ́ (“milk”) + *šǝ́ (“white”), from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ƛǝ́ (“milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χəˈʂə/

Noun

*xǝšǝ́

1. milk

Descendants

• Abaza: хшы́ (xšə́)
• Abkhaz: а́хш (áxŝ)