Reconstruction:Proto-Northwest Caucasian/məzá

This Proto-Northwest Caucasian 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-Northwest Caucasian

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Northeast Caucasian *wǝmc̣ːo (“moon; month”).

Noun

*məzá

1. moon
2. month

Descendants

• Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza: *mǝzə́ (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Circassian: *mazá (see there for further descendants)
• Ubykh: mǝdzá