Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/gʷǝ

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 *ǵʷǝ (“heart”).

Noun

*gʷǝ[1]

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Adyghe: гу (gʷu)
  • Kabardian: гу (gʷu)

References

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