< Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza

Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/xǝšǝ́

This Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza 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-Abkhaz-Abaza

Etymology

From *xǝ́ (“milk”) + *šǝ́ (“white”), from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ƛǝ́ (“milk”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /χəˈʂə/

Noun

*xǝšǝ́

  1. milk

Descendants
  • Abaza: хшы́ (xšə́)
  • Abkhaz: а́хш (áxŝ)
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