Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/žʷá

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Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza numerals
ONE *zá
TWO *ʕʷǝ́
THREE *xǝ́
FOUR *pš́ǝ́
FIVE *xʷǝ́
SIX *čʷǝ́
SEVEN *bǝž́ǝ́
EIGHT *aʕə́
NINE *zʷə́
TEN *žʷá
ELEVEN *žʷájəza
TWELVE *žʷáʕʷǝ
THIRTEEN *žʷáxǝ
FOURTEEN *žʷájəpš́ǝ
FIFTEEN *žʷáxʷǝ
SIXTEEN *žʷáčʷǝ
SEVENTEEN *žʷájəbǝž́ǝ
EIGHTEEN *žʷáʕǝ
NINETEEN *žʷájəzʷǝ
TWENTY *ʕʷǝžʷá
HUNDRED *šʷǝ́
THOUSAND *zaḱə́

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *b-ć̣ʷǝ or *ž́ʷV. Cognate with Ubykh žʷǝ (ten).

Pronunciation

Numeral

*žʷá

  1. ten

Descendants

  • Abaza: жваба́ (žʷabá)
  • Abkhaz: жәаба́ (ẑʷabá)