Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/məʂa

This Proto-Circassian 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-Circassian

Etymology

Cognate with Abkhaz амшә (amŝʷ) and Abaza мшвы́ (mšʷə́).

Noun

*məʂa

1. bear

Descendants

• Proto-Adyghe:
  • Literary Adyghe: мышъэ (məŝɛ)
• Proto-Kabardian:
  • Literary Kabardian: мыщэ (məśɛ)