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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
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