Reconstruction:Proto-Northwest Caucasian/š́ʷǝʁǝrǝ́bǝ

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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[edit]

Reconstruction notes[edit]

There are also forms with voiced anlaut: Adyghe жьгъыры́б (źğərə́b) and Kabardian жьгъыры́б (źğərə́b), apparently going back to Proto-Circassian *źʁǝrǝ́bǝ, with regressive assimilation.

Noun[edit]

*š́ʷǝʁǝrǝ́bǝ[1]

  1. gooseberry

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Circassian: *śχǝrǝ́bǝ (with progressive assimilation)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*GHabrišwE”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers