Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/pχʷǝ

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

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *pǝχ́ʷA (“daughter”).

Noun

*pχʷǝ

1. daughter

Descendants

• Proto-Adyghe:
  • Literary Adyghe: пхъу (pχʷu)
• Proto-Kabardian:
  • Literary Kabardian: пхъу (pχʷu)

References

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