Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/č́ʷǝ

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

Noun

*č́ʷǝ

1. horse

Descendants

• Proto-Adyghe: *ʃʰə
  • Literary Adyghe: шы (šə)
  • Shapsug Adyghe: шʰы (šʰə)
  • Bzhedug Adyghe: шʰы (šʰə)
  • Abzakh Adyghe: шы (šə)
• Proto-Kabardian: *t͡ʂə
  • Literary Kabardian: шы (šə)
  • Besleney Kabardian: чъы (ĉə)