Related to Proto-Circassian *ʔāza (“skilled”). *xʷaʔāz skilled Proto-Adyghe: Literary Adyghe: фэӏаз (fɛʼaz) Proto-Kabardian: Literary Kabardian: хуэӏаз...
Related to Proto-Circassian *nāxʷa (“clear”). *naxʷə light Proto-Adyghe: Literary Adyghe: нэфы (nɛfə) Proto-Kabardian: Literary Kabardian: нэху (nɛxʷu)...
semanṭiḳur-šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Comparative-Semantic Dictionary of Circassian Languages and Dialects] (in Georgian), Tbilisi, page 174 Abajev, V. I...
*t͡ʂʼəgʷə earth Proto-Adyghe: *t͡ʂʼəɡʷ Literary Adyghe: чӏыгу (ĉʼəgʷu) Shapsug Adyghe: кӏыгу (kʼəgʷu) Abzakh Adyghe: щӏыгу (śʼəgʷu) Proto-Kabardian: *t͡ʂʼəɡʷ...
*ɕʷawə honey Proto-Adyghe: Literary Adyghe: шъоу (šʷowu) Shapsug Adyghe: щоу (śowu) Proto-Kabardian: Literary Kabardian: фо (fo)...
*kʲatə chicken Proto-Adyghe: *kʲatə Literary Adyghe: чэты (čɛtə) Shapsug Adyghe: кьэт (kʲɛt) Bzhedug Adyghe: чэты (čɛtə) Proto-Kabardian: *gʲad Literary...
*č́ʷǝ horse Proto-Adyghe: *ʃʰə Literary Adyghe: шы (šə) Shapsug Adyghe: шʰы (šʰə) Bzhedug Adyghe: шʰы (šʰə) Abzakh Adyghe: шы (šə) Proto-Kabardian: *t͡ʂə...
*t͡ʂəɣə tree Proto-Adyghe: *t͡ʂəɣə Literary Adyghe: чъыгы (ĉəɣə) (t͡ʂəɣə) Shapsug Adyghe: чыг (čəɣ) (t͡ʃəɣ) Bzhedug Adyghe: чъыгы (ĉəɣə) (t͡ʂəɣə) Abzakh...
Chirikba: borrowing from Proto-Circassian *žaḳ́a (“beard”). Nikolaev & Starostin: from Proto-Northwest Caucasian *ž́aḳ́a (“beard”). IPA(key): /ˈʐakʲʼa/...
apparently going back to Proto-Circassian *źʁǝrǝ́bǝ, with regressive assimilation. *š́ʷǝʁǝrǝ́bǝ gooseberry Proto-Circassian: *śχǝrǝ́bǝ (with progressive...